{"product_id":"9780521540636","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":"Laurel J. Brinton, Elizabeth Closs Traugott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780170015038,"sku":"9780521540636","price":2540.52,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780521540636_fade00cf-57ee-408d-929c-dcee8f826748.jpg?v=1707291635","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780521540636","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}