Nadine Dietrich
List of John Benjamins publications in which Nadine Dietrich is involved.
Articles
2026 On the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change Journal of Historical Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
We argue that we should maintain the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change, especially in usage-based linguistics, as it offers a more fine-grained perspective on types of context, change, and linguistic structure. Drawing on previous research, we present two case… read more
Explaining the paradox of grammatical innovation with relative frequency: The case of intention in be going to Journal of Historical Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
I set out to develop a better understanding of why speakers use lexical expressions innovatively for the expression of grammatical meanings instead of using a conventional grammatical expression and why they continue to do so to such an extent that the construction indeed grammaticalizes. I… read more