Meaning Change in Grammaticalization An Enquiry into Sema...
Eckardt, Regine![Meaning Change in Grammaticalization An Enquiry into Semantic Reanalysis (Paperback)](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/226/22688845/CHSBZCOP0322688845.jpg)
This book explores the semantic and pragmatic mechanisms underlying grammaticalization. Regine Eckardt argues that language change frequently involves a structural reorganization at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic levels. Speakers not only master the structural aspect of such reanalyses, they also-as the author argues-keep a detailed mental record of what has happened to meaning. The author develops semantic reanalysis as the se...