Reworking the history of English auxiliaries

Warner, Anthony

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“…As Denison (1990) and Warner (1990Warner ( , 1993 have shown, the only more or less clear epistemic examples in Old English from a formal point of view involve 'subjectless' types,…”

Section: Subjectificationmentioning

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On analogy as the motivation for grammaticalization

Fischer

2008

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Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Fischer, O. (2008). On analogy as the motivation for grammaticalization. Studies in Language, 32(2), 336-382. DOI: 10.1075/sl.32.2.04fis General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. The number of phenomena which are gathered together under the term 'grammaticalization' is quite large and in some ways quite diverse. For the different types of grammaticalization similar motivating factors have been suggested, similar principles, clines and hierarchies.Some of Lehmann's (1982Lehmann's ( [1995Lehmann's ( ], 1985 parameters, which have long been considered to characterize processes of grammaticalization, are now under attack from various quarters, and indeed the phenomenon of grammaticalization itself has been questioned as an independent mechanism in language change. This paper addresses a number of problems connected with the 'apparatus' used in grammaticalization and with the various types of grammaticalization currently distinguished. It will be argued that we get a better grip on what happens in processes of grammaticalization and lexicalization if the process is viewed in terms of an analogical, usage-based grammar, in which a distinction is made between processes taking place on a token-level and those taking place on a type-level. The model involves taking more notice of the form of linguistic signs and of the synchronic grammar system at each stage of the grammaticalization process.

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“…As Denison (1990) and Warner (1990Warner ( , 1993 have shown, the only more or less clear epistemic examples in Old English from a formal point of view involve 'subjectless' types,…”

Section: Subjectificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

On analogy as the motivation for grammaticalization

Fischer

2008

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“…For a fuller account, see Allan (1987); Anderson (1976); Beal (1993); Boertien (1979); Bolinger (1977); Brown (1991); Butters (1991); Christian, Wolfram and Dube (1988); De la Cruz (1997); Di Paolo (1989); Edwards, Trudgill and Weltens (1984); Feagin (1979); Fennell and Butters (1996); Goossens (1982;1996); Hanson (1987); Kytö (1991); McDonald and Beal (1987); Miller (1993); Mishoe and Montgomery (1994); Montgomery and Nagle (1993); Mufwene (1994); Myhill (1997); Nagle (1989;; Plank (1984); Shepherd (1982); Tottie (1985); Traugott (1989); Warner (1990).…”

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“What bees to be maun be”

Corrigan

2000

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Irish-English (IrE) as a contact vernacular permits tense, mood and aspect categories to be marked in a manner which distinguishes this variety from all other world Englishes. Researchers, however, have been preoccupied with its distinctive tense and aspect markers and much less is known about the manner in which IrE modal relations are expressed. This paper attempts to redress the imbalance by comparing aspects of modality in IrE and other English varieties and by introducing a morphosyntactic syntagm termed "modal be+to" which can be used to express both deontic and epistemic modality. The marker is frequent in Northern Irish Englishes and a detailed account of its use in the South Armagh vernacular is offered here. In addition, attention will be given to locating the potential sources of be+to as the product of a language contact situation.

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“…As Denison (1990) and Warner (1990Warner ( , 1993 have shown, the only more or less clear epistemic examples in Old English from a formal point of view involve 'subjectless' types, i.e. instances where the modal verb appears without a subject of its own, which makes a dynamic/deontic reading difficult.…”

Section: Grammaticalization and Analogy-based Learningmentioning

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An iconic, analogical approach to grammaticalization

Fischer¹

2010

Iconicity in Language and Literature

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This paper addresses a number of problems connected with the 'apparatus' used in grammaticalization theory. It will be argued that we get a better grip on what happens in processes of grammaticalization (and its 'opposite' lexicalization) if the process is viewed in terms of analogical processes, which are part of our general cognitive abilities. These analogical processes are connected with the modes of iconic and indexical thinking, which are prior to and underlie the mode of symbolic thinking (cf. Deacon 1997). I will make use of a simple analogical or usage-based grammar model, in which a distinction is made between processes taking place on a token level and those taking place on a type level. The model also involves taking more notice of the form of linguistic signs and of the synchronic grammar system at each stage of the grammaticalization process. This model will then be used on a classic example of grammaticalization (or subjectification), involving the modal verbs in the history of English. It will show that analogy lies at the basis of this grammaticalization process, and it will illustrate at the same time that the problems with scope, noted by Tabor and Traugott (1998), can also be dealt with if the process is seen as being steered by analogy.

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Reworking the history of English auxiliaries

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On analogy as the motivation for grammaticalization

On analogy as the motivation for grammaticalization

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An iconic, analogical approach to grammaticalization

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