The case of VP Idioms
The case of VP Idioms
The case of VP Idioms
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2. Sidetrack: Grammaticalization and Lexicalization<br />
Recent critique <strong>of</strong> classic views <strong>of</strong> grammaticalization (e.g., Lang.<br />
Sciences, 2001) where grammaticalization is seen as:<br />
a unidirectional (irreversible) process<br />
from (pragmatics/discourse to) syntax to morphology, or<br />
from grammatical to more grammatical expressions<br />
Newmeyer (2001):<br />
Grammaticalization as an epiphenomenon involving<br />
(a) structural re-analysis<br />
(b) semantic changes (bleaching)<br />
(c) phonological reduction<br />
Cf. lexicalization:<br />
(a) structural re-analysis:<br />
[lose] [sight <strong>of</strong> X] > [lose sight <strong>of</strong>] X<br />
(b) semantic changes: lose sight <strong>of</strong> ‘lose contact with’<br />
(c) phonological reduction: helluva (< hell <strong>of</strong> a) racket<br />
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