Grammaticalization as economy /

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Author / Creator:	Gelderen, Elly van.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 71 Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 71.
Subject:	Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization. Economy (Linguistics) Linguistic change. Economy (Linguistics) Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization. Linguistic change. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11186517

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ISBN:	9789027295323 9027295328 9027227950 9789027227959 1588115526 9781588115522
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-306) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This book provides much detail on the changes involving the grammaticalization of personal and relative pronouns, topicalized nominals, complementizers, adverbs, prepositions, modals, perception verbs, and aspectual markers. It accounts for these changes in terms of two structural economy principles. Head Preference expresses that single words, i.e. heads, are used to build structures rather than full phrases, and Late Merge states that waiting as late as possible to merge, i.e. be added to the structure, is preferred over movement. The book also discusses grammar-external processes (e.g. pres.
Other form:	Print version: Gelderen, Elly van. Grammaticalization as economy. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2004 9027227950 9789027227959

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