Polish in the light of grammaticalization theory

Authors

  • Björn Hansen Universität Regensburg [University of Regensburg], Regensburg [Ratisbon]
  • Ana Drobnjaković Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11649/cs.2010.002

Keywords:

grammaticalization, Polish, grammatical markers, constructions, contact induced grammaticalization

Abstract

Polish in the light of grammaticalization theory

The paper is concerned with grammaticalization, a type of language change whereby lexical items, in specifi contexts, come to serve grammatical functions, and grammatical items acquire new grammatical functions. The aim is twofold: to shed light at the main properties of grammaticalization, and to demonstrate its applicability to Polish data. Some prominent examples in Polish are discussed: the grammaticalization of modals, imperative and avertive constructions. The paper closes with a non-exhaustive list of leads for further research into grammaticalization in Polish.

References

Published

2015-11-24

Issue

No. 10 (2010)

Section

Semantics, Contrastive Studies and their Cognitive Aspects

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Copyright (c) 2015 Björn Hansen, Ana Drobnjaković

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