Jerzy Nykiel
Biographic Data
| ID | 7337630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerzy Nykiel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerzy |
| FAMILY NAME | Nykiel |
| SIGNATURE | NYKIEL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9395-7095 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Way better that way
Lexical and grammatical uses of the same word have asymmetric processing costs. This article presents a study on the word way , which has recently increased in frequency as a grammaticalized intensifier. In a priming experiment presented in this study we observed a significant slowdown of grammatical way when it was preceded by lexical way , confirming previous findings. We attribute this slowdown to the cost of switching from declarative to proc…
The Reduced Definite Article th ’ in Late Middle English and Beyond
I first show that the reduced form of the definite article th ’ is present throughout Middle English and Early Modern English. Then I highlight the differences in the pragmatic functions of the reduced form and full form of the article in three prose texts taken from the late 15th century and the 16th century. Given the differences, late Middle English and the first century of Early Modern English are closer to having two definite articles rather…
Grammaticalization reconciled
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Grammaticalization reconciled
The Reduced Definite Article th ’ in Late Middle English and Beyond
I first show that the reduced form of the definite article th ’ is present throughout Middle English and Early Modern English. Then I highlight the differences in the pragmatic functions of the reduced form and full form of the article in three prose texts taken from the late 15th century and the 16th century. Given the differences, late Middle English and the first century of Early Modern English are closer to having two definite articles rather…
Way better that way
Lexical and grammatical uses of the same word have asymmetric processing costs. This article presents a study on the word way , which has recently increased in frequency as a grammaticalized intensifier. In a priming experiment presented in this study we observed a significant slowdown of grammatical way when it was preceded by lexical way , confirming previous findings. We attribute this slowdown to the cost of switching from declarative to proc…
History (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Categorization, perception, and language (1 work) · Collocation (remote sensing) (1 work) · Definiteness (1 work)