Grammaticalization scenarios. Cross-linguistic variation and universal tendencies. Volume 1: Grammaticalization scenarios from Europe and Asia. Volume 2: Grammaticalization scenarios from Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific

This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization studies setting as its goal the systematic description of grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.

The purpose of the series is to present collections of specific studies on particular topics in a format that facilitates cross-linguistic and cross-theoretical comparison. Each handbook takes up a single theme and includes a questionnaire; both the individual studies and the summary paper synthesizing the results of the comparison reflect the structure of the questionnaire.
Unlike other handbooks that consist of chapters organized by theoretical topics, the handbooks of this series present empirical studies on various languages uniformly structured to facilitate comparison. A typical volume examines a grammatical feature or construction across languages (such as interrogative structures or numeral constructions), offers a survey of that feature through in-depth analyses cast in roughly the same theoretical framework, and formulates cross-linguistic generalizations. The handbooks also include accounts of constructions cast in different theoretical frameworks so that the empirical differences among the theories can be assessed and their similarities revealed.

The volumes are accessible to the general academic community of linguists, meet the needs of students on the undergraduate and graduate level, and are of interest to specialists as well. Each volume is self-contained. Some of the volumes have associated websites to provide additional materials.

The Purpose Of The Series Is To Present Collections Of Specific Studies On Particular Topics In A Format That Facilitates Cross-linguistic And Cross-theoretical Comparison. Each Handbook Takes Up A Single Theme And Includes A Questionnaire; Both The Individual Studies And The Summary Paper Synthesizing The Results Of The Comparison Reflect The Structure Of The Questionnaire. Unlike Other Handbooks That Consist Of Chapters Organized By Theoretical Topics, The Handbooks Of This Series Present Empirical Studies On Various Languages Uniformly Structured To Facilitate Comparison. A Typical Volume Examines A Grammatical Feature Or Construction Across Languages (such As Interrogative Structures Or Numeral Constructions), Offers A Survey Of That Feature Through In-depth Analyses Cast In Roughly The Same Theoretical Framework, And Formulates Cross-linguistic Generalizations. The Handbooks Also Include Accounts Of Constructions Cast In Different Theoretical Frameworks So That The Empirical Differences Among The Theories Can Be Assessed And Their Similarities Revealed. The Volumes Are Accessible To The General Academic Community Of Linguists, Meet The Needs Of Students On The Undergraduate And Graduate Level, And Are Of Interest To Specialists As Well. Each Volume Is Self-contained. Some Of The Volumes Have Associated Websites To Provide Additional Materials. Contents 5 Measuring Grammaticalization: A questionnaire 9 Volume 2 1 15. Grammaticalization in Cushitic, with special reference to Beja 1 16. Grammaticalization in Manding languages 1 17. Grammaticalization in Emai 1 18. Grammaticalization in Tswana 1 19. Grammaticalization in Yucatec Maya 1 20. Grammaticalization in Uto-Aztecan languages from northwestern Mexico 1 21. Grammaticalizations in Hoocąk 1 22. Grammaticalization and polysynthesis: Iroquoian 1 23. Grammaticalization in the Quechuan and Aymaran languages of the Central Andes 1 24. Grammaticalization in Mountain Ok (Papua New Guinea) 1 25. Grammaticisation processes and reanalyses in Sulawesi languages 1 26. Grammaticalization patterns in Nyulnyulan language 1 27. Grammaticalization in creole languages: Accelerated functionalization and semantic imitation 1 Language index 1 Subject index 1 "This handbook intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization studies setting as its goal the systematic description of grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire. The handbook offers the first systematic quantitative approach to grammaticalization in its first chapter, which integrates the data from the individual sketches."--Back cover