Emerging English Modals : A Corpus-Based Study of Grammaticalization

Name: Emerging English Modals
Brand: De Gruyter
SKU: 9783110166545
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ISBN: 9783110166545

by Manfred G. Krug

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Format Hardback

Book Series Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

ISBN-10 3110166542

ISBN-13 9783110166545

Publisher De Gruyter

Imprint De Gruyter Mouton

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 21st, 2000

Print length 346 Pages

Weight 732 grams

Product Classification: Grammar, syntax & morphology Grammar, syntax and morphology

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This monograph provides a detailed account of the fundamental changes which have recently affected - and which are still affecting - the system of English auxiliaries.

This work is essentially based on grammaticalization theory – a branch of linguistics which has gained prominence since the 1980s. It focuses on the interaction between diachrony and synchrony, langue and parole or, for that matter, competence and performance, I–language and ?–language. It does not see these levels as distinct linguistic domains, as much structurally oriented work does. It is important for the present purposes that such an interactionist view entails that performance effects may over time cause new grammatical code relations. Hence the importance of statistical empirical research, which led the author to adopt a predominantly corpus-based approach.

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