LINGUIST List 12.1983

Wed Aug 8 2001

Books: Grammaticization

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Kimberly Kahn, Grammaticization
2. Joyce Reid, World Lexicon of Grammaticalization

AUXILIATION: An Enquiry into the Nature of Grammaticalization
Tania Kuteva, University of Dusseldorf

Bringing together the explanatory potential of recent
grammaticalization theory, and the insights from the latest studies of
the process of auxiliation and the psychology of language use, this
book represents a valuable achievement in the investigation of
grammatical language change and linguistic communication in general.

July 2001 256 pp.
0-19-829974-5 $74.00
Oxford University Press
 
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World Lexicon of Grammaticalization
Bernd Heine, Universit�t zu K�ln, Germany
Tania Kuteva, University of D^D"usseldorf, Germany

While the comparative method is concerned with regularities in
phonological change, grammaticalization theory deals with regularities
of grammatical change. In an A-Z format, this book summarizes the most
salient generalizations that have been made on the unidirectional
change of grammatical forms and constructions. It thus demonstrates
that grammatical change is regular and also adds to our knowledge of
universal properties of human languages. Indices organized by source
and target concepts allow for flexible use, and the findings
delineated in the book are relevant to students of language across
theoretical boundaries


Contents:

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Index of Grammatical Concepts
Figuring in the Work; Source-Target Lexicon; Appendix 1: Source-Target List;
Appendix 2: Target-Source List; Appendix 3: List of Languages; References.

2001/c. 416 pp.
0-521-80339-X/Hb/List: $69.95*
0-521-00597-3/Pb/List: $24.95*