Subjectification, Intersubjectification and Grammaticalization

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2010

Subjectification, Intersubjectification and Grammaticalization

Edited by: Kristin Davidse , Lieven Vandelanotte and Hubert Cuyckens

Volume 66 in the series Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110226102

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This volume aims to arrive at a fine-grained and grammar-based understanding of the notions of (inter-)subjectivity and (inter-)subjectification in their application to grammaticalization research. In terms of linguistic theory, position is taken vis-à-vis existing approaches to (inter-)subjectification which are either too narrow or too general by addressing two questions: (i) what is the relation between (inter-)subjectivity and pragmatics, and (ii) on what grounds can subjective and intersubjective meanings be distinguished?

In the descriptive sections of the volume, these theoretical considerations are confronted with extensive analytical, and often also quantitative, study of empirical data mainly from English but also from Romance languages. The focus in these case studies is on the analytical and diachronic relations between subjectivity and intersubjectivity, with particular emphasis on the question how linguistic syntagms may shift towards the expression of meanings of which the hearer is an essential part. The domains covered include adverbials and modals, but also the noun phrase, to date a relatively under-researched area in grammaticalization studies. Together these three areas ensure broad verification of existing hypotheses about the relative order in which subjectification and intersubjectification take place.

This volume is mainly of interest to researchers and graduate students with a special interest in subjectification, intersubjectification and grammaticalization, and with a general interest in language change. The volume will also be welcomed by functional linguists (in a broad sense), since it is the first to bring eclectic functionalists' reflections to bear so explicitly on grammaticalization.

Author / Editor information

Kristin Davidse, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Lieven Vandelanotte, FUNDP - University of Namur, Belgium; Hubert Cuyckens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Introduction Hubert Cuyckens, Kristin Davidse and Lieven Vandelanotte Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. Theoretical issues
(Inter)subjectivity and (inter)subjectification: A reassessment Elizabeth Closs Traugott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Part 2. (Inter)subjectification and grammaticalization involving adverbials
Presupposition accommodation and language change Scott A. Schwenter and Richard Waltereit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
How prosody reflects semantic change: A synchronic case study of of course Anne Wichmann, Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen and Karin Aijmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
The semantic-pragmatic development of well from the viewpoint of (inter)subjectification Tine Defour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Paths in the development of elaborative discourse markers: Evidence from Spanish Teresa Fanego Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Part 3. (Inter)subjectification and grammaticalization in the noun phrase
The emergence of the definite article: ille in competition with ipse in Late Latin Anne Carlier and Walter Mulder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
On the subjectification and intersubjectification paths followed by the adjectives of completeness Lobke Ghesquière Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
On the rise of (inter)subjective meaning in the grammaticalization of kind of/kinda Hélène Margerie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Part 4. (Inter)subjectification and grammaticalization involving modals
Better as a verb David Denison and Alison Cort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
(Inter)subjectification in the domain of modality and mood – Concepts and cross-linguistic realities Heiko Narrog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers and Students of English, Historical Linguistics and Functional Grammar
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 447
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- Other: num. figs. and tables
Keywords: English /language; grammaticalization; functional grammar

eBook

Published: April 23, 2010
ISBN: 9783110226102

Hardcover

Published: April 19, 2010
ISBN: 9783110205886