{"product_id":"books-lexicalization-and-language-change-by-laurel-j-brinton","title":"Lexicalization and Language Change","description":"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 been viewed by syntacticians as the reverse process of grammaticalization, by morphologists as a routine process of word-formation, and by semanticists as the development of concrete meanings. In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott examine the various conceptualizations of lexicalization that have been presented in the literature. In light of contemporary work on grammaticalization, they then propose a new, unified model of lexicalization and grammaticalization. Their approach is illustrated with a variety of case studies from the history of English, including present participles, multi-word verbs, adverbs, and discourse markers, as well as some examples from other Indo-European languages. The first review of the various approaches to lexicalization, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of historical linguistics and language change.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53675424678161,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780521833103_6f2ba0ce-48e8-4f0c-a334-0a45582884e7.jpg?v=1781542427","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-lexicalization-and-language-change-by-laurel-j-brinton","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}