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Knobloch, Clemens, Helmuth Feilke and Klaus-Peter Kappest, eds. 2001. Grammatikalisierung, Spracherwerb und Schriftlichkeit. [Grammaticalization, Language Acquisition and the Medium of Writing.] (Linguistische Arbeiten 431). De Gruyter. VIII+181pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
German

Annotation

It is argued that the medium of written language is of overriding importance for grammaticalization and language acquisition. The contributions then explore the appearance and acquisition of grammatical forms and underline the resemblances and the terminologically vital disparities between social genesis and language acquisition.