Introduction
Grammaticalization in the 2010s – A dialogue between the old and the new
Article outline
- 1.Grammaticalization from 1980s–2000s
- 2.Grammaticalization in the 2010s as reflected in this volume
- 2.1A revival of typological explorations of grammaticalization
- 2.2Accounting for the distinctive features of the development of discourse markers as grammaticalization
- 2.3Modelling grammaticalization: Diachronic construction grammar and lexical functional grammar
- 2.4Revisiting the cognitive principles underlying and motivating grammaticalization
- Brief summary and outlook
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Notes
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