by Muriel Norde (Author)
Muriel Norde shows that linguistic change via the well-attested process of grammaticalization is reversible and that degrammaticalization can occur on all levels: semantic, morphological, syntactic, and phonological. Her careful analysis of the process makes a significant contribution to methods of linguistic reconstruction and language change.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 17 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 0199207933
ISBN 13: 9780199207930