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The wheels of language

The wheels of language. Grammaticalisatie. Tim Geval 3143651 Creolistiek en Taalverandering. Grammaticalisatie. Antoine Meillet “The attribution of a grammatical character to a previously autonomous word” John Horne Tooke. Layering. Grammaticalisatie is stappenproces

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The wheels of language

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  1. The wheels of language Grammaticalisatie Tim Geval 3143651 Creolistiek en Taalverandering

  2. Grammaticalisatie • Antoine Meillet • “The attribution of a grammatical character to a previously autonomous word” • John Horne Tooke

  3. Layering • Grammaticalisatie is stappenproces • “Layer upon layer” • Engels: “let’s” • Chains/Clines

  4. Grammaticalisatie in het Engels • ‘Instead of’ • Old English: ‘to thaem stede’  ‘to that place’ • ‘stede’  ‘in the place of’ • Canterbury Tales: ‘in stede of’  ‘instead of’ • ‘instead’ • ‘At least’ • 13e eeuw: ‘dayes foure, or thre dayes atte leeste’ • ‘at the leest’ • ‘at least’

  5. Grammaticalisatie in het Nederlands • ‘Oud’ • Prefix: oud-collega, oud-klasgenoot • Adjectief: de oude man • Van partikel tot prefix • Partikel: ‘Hij at de soep op’ • Abstracte betekenissen • Onstaan minimale paren: dóorlopen/doorlópen

  6. Grammaticalisatie • Koppeling vorm en betekenis? • I have a letter to write  I have to write a letter • Eerst betekenisverandering • ‘Frozen idioms’ • ‘Cry your eyes out’ • ‘Op staande voet ontslagen’

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