Measurements of Grammaticalization: Developing a Quantitative Index for the Study of Grammatical Change

by David Correia Saavedra

Grammaticalization has often been described as a gradual phenomenon. While many studies have discussed the quantitative aspects of grammaticalization, there has been little to no work that has tried to propose a way of measuring degrees of grammaticalization. This book addresses this gap by proposing a corpus-based approach to the measurement of grammaticalization, using binary logistic regression modelling.

Such an approach has theoretical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110752948
• ISBN13: 9783110752946
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"