"Based on comparative analyses of diachronic data, the articles in this volume address both theoretical and methodological issues in the study of grammaticaliza

This volume explores the way in which grammaticalization processes - whereby lexical words eventually become markers of grammatical categories - converge and di

This textbook introduces and explains the fundamental issues, major research questions, and current approaches in the study of grammaticalization - the developm

The earliest use of the term “grammaticalization” was to refer to the process whereby lexical words of a language (such as English keep in “he keeps bees”)

Lexicalization, a process of language change, has been conceptualized in a variety of ways. Broadly defined as the adoption of concepts into the lexicon, it has