The Clitic-Affix Distinction, Historical Change, and Scandinavian Bound Definiteness Marking

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ID22994002
AutoresKersti Börjars (0000-0002-3154-5260), Pauline Harries
Año2008
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas289-350
Fecha de publicación2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Germanic Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1470-5427 • E-ISSN: 1475-3014
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1470542708000068
OpenAlexW2099648105
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas34

In the literature on grammaticalization, it is generally assumed that there are two categories of bound elements, clitics and affixes, and that a development from the former to the latter is an example of gram-maticalization. Frequently, this development in form is assumed to be associated with a change in function. In this paper, we argue that a simple dichotomy between clitic and affix does not do justice to the variation found between bound elements, nor to the changes they undergo over time. We also argue that changes in form are not always accompanied by a change in function. We illustrate our discussion with the history and current distribution of definiteness marking in Scandinavian.

Affix · Clitic · Definiteness · Epistemology · Grammaticalization · Language change · Linguistics · Simple (philosophy) · History · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation