The Grammaticalization of Tense, Aspect, Modality and Evidentiality: A Functional Perspective (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Book 311)

Now in Paperback This book brings together a series of contributions to the study of grammaticalization of tense, aspect, and modality from a functional perspective. All contributions share the aim to uncover the functional motivations behind the processes of grammaticalization under discussion, but they do so from different points of view. A Functional Perspective On The Grammaticalization Of Tense, Aspect, Modality, And Evidentiality / Kees Hengeveld, Heiko Narrog And Hella Olbertz -- A Hierarchical Approach To Grammaticalization / Kees Hengeveld -- The Interaction Of Components In A Functional Discourse Grammar Account Of Grammaticalization / Riccardo Giomi -- Relationship Of Form And Function In Grammaticalization : The Case Of Modality / Heiko Narrog -- Modality And Aspect Marking In Surinamese Javanese : Grammaticalization And Contact-induced Change / Sophie Villerius -- Grammaticalization Of Modality And Evidentiality In Tundra Nenets / Lotta Jalava -- The Grammaticalization Of Progressive Aspect In Persian / Shadi Davari And Mehrdad Naghzguy-kohan -- Grammaticalization As Morphosyntax And Representation : Mood From Tense Markers In The Old Irish And Romance Conditional / Carlos García Castillero -- The End Of A Cycle : Grammaticalization Of The Future Tense In Mexican Spanish / Jimena Tena Dávalos -- The Grammaticalization Of Tenses And Lexical Aspect : The Case Of German And French Perfects / Aude Rebotier -- The Grammaticalization Of Dutch Moeten : Modal And Post-modal Meanings / Helta Olbertz And Wim Honselaar -- Names Index -- Language Index -- Subject Index. Edited By Kees Hengeveld, Heiko Narrog, Hella Olbertz. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

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Contents 5 A functional perspective on the grammaticalization of tense, aspect, modality, and evidentiality 7 A hierarchical approach to grammaticalization 19 The interaction of components in a Functional Discourse Grammar account of grammaticalization 45 Relationship of form and function in grammaticalization – the case of modality 81 Modality and aspect marking in Surinamese Javanese: Grammaticalization and contact-induced change 117 Grammaticalization of modality and evidentiality in Tundra Nenets 139 The grammaticalization of progressive aspect in Persian 169 Grammaticalization as morphosyntax and representation: Mood from tense markers in the Old Irish and Romance conditional 197 The end of a cycle: Grammaticalization of the future tense in Mexican Spanish 221 The grammaticalization of tenses and lexical aspect – the case of German and French perfects 247 The grammaticalization of Dutch moeten: modal and post-modal meanings 279 Name index 307 Language index 311 Subject index 313 The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. The series considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems