The development of manner of speaking markers in English and Chinese: Pragmaticalization, grammaticalization and lexicalization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2016.11.005
Abstract: Abstract This paper delves into the evolution of “manner-of-speaking markers” (MSMs for short) and observes the way in which grammaticalization, pragmaticalization and lexicalization interact in such evolution. It finds that the development of the markers… read more here.
Keywords: manner speaking; grammaticalization lexicalization; english chinese; lexicalization ... See more keywords