Contribution to Book
Semantic change in the grammaticalization of classifiers in Chinese
Newest Trends in the Study of Grammaticalization and Lexicalization in Chinese
(2012)
Abstract
Based on Chinese historical data collected over the past three thousand years, the articles in the volume investigate the development of new grammatical categories and the process of lexicalization and grammaticalization of unique grammatical words. All these studies have identified tendencies of diachronic change in Chinese or typological characteristics that Chinese has compared to other languages.
Keywords
- Chinese linguistics
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Editor
Janet Xing
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Series
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [Tilsm]
Publisher Statement
Walter de Gruyter, publisher
Citation Information
Janet Zhiqun Xing. "Semantic change in the grammaticalization of classifiers in Chinese" Newest Trends in the Study of Grammaticalization and Lexicalization in Chinese (2012) p. 169 - 213 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/janet-xing/18/