Chapter 3
Mechanisms in grammaticalization
Semantic-pragmatic perspectives
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2Metaphorical extension
- 3.2.1The importance of an image schema
- 3.2.2Metaphor as the first and most common mechanism
- 3.3Pragmatic enrichment
- 3.3.1The notion of ‘implicature’
- 3.3.2Pragmatic implicature in grammaticalization
- 3.4Subjectification
- 3.4.1Subjectivity and subjectification in grammaticalization
- 3.4.2
Tests for subjectification in the grammaticalization of Cantonese directional particles
- 3.5Conclusion
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Notes