This volume, which emerged from a workshop at the "New Reflections on Grammaticalization 4" conference held at KU Leuven in July 2008, contains a collection of

Grammaticalization has often been described as a gradual phenomenon. While many studies have discussed the quantitative aspects of grammaticalization, there has

Although usage-based linguistics emphasises the need for studies of language change to take frequency effects into account, there is a lack of research that tri

This volume explores the grammatical properties of body-part expressions across a range of languages and language families in the Americas, including Arawakan,

Lusophone, Galician, and Hispanic Linguistics: Bridging Frames and Traditions examines the existing historiographic, foundational and methodological issues surr