Auxiliation: An Enquiry into the Nature of Grammaticalization (Oxford Linguistics)

Bringing together the explanatory potential of recent grammaticalization theory, and the insights from the latest studies of the process of auxiliation and the psychology of language use, this book represents a valuable achievement in the investigation of grammatical language change and linguistic communication in general. Probing the nature of grammaticalisation on the basis of an in-depth study of the process of auxiliation, this book brings together the explanatory potential of recent grammaticalisation theory and insights from the latest psychological studies Tania Kuteva. Series Statement On Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [182]-200) And Indexes. Auxiliaries develop out of lexical sources.