The basic idea behind this volume is to probe the nature of grammaticalization. Its contributions focus on the following questions: (i) In how far can grammatic

Grammaticalization is a well-attested process of linguistic change in which a lexical item becomes a function word, which may be further reduced to a clitic or

Construction Grammar as a framework offers a new perspective on traditional historical questions in diachronic linguistics and language change: how do new const

This volume and its companion oneRethinking grammaticalization: New perspectives offer a selection of papers from the Third International Conference New Reflect

This volume and its companion one Theoretical and empirical issues in grammaticalization offer a selection of papers from the Third International Conference New