Nadine Dietrich
Biographic Data
| ID | 8964199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadine Dietrich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadine |
| FAMILY NAME | Dietrich |
| SIGNATURE | DIETRICH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-4274-3941 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
On the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change
We argue that we should maintain the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change, especially in usage-based linguistics, as it offers a more fine-grained perspective on types of context, change, and linguistic structure. Drawing on previous research, we present two case studies: the semantic history of be going to , and the morphosyntactic history of Mandarin modals and conditionals. These studies show that the initial relat…
Motivations for specialisation
The article looks at instances of specialisation for specific linguistic contexts in ‘command’ and ‘inference’ uses of will and must. It tests the feasibility of different motivations for this specialisation, such as statistical and construal pre-emption. It also proposes a new motivation for specialisation, polysemous pre-emption, i.e. whether a strongly entrenched polyseme of a given expression might pre-empt the use of an expression with a les…
The seamlessness of grammatical innovation
In this paper, I revisit the continued debate surrounding manner of grammatical innovation, i.e. whether it is abrupt or gradual . I show that the debate is complicated by different diagnostics for manner and argue that it is best understood in terms of degree of similarity ( how similar the innovative use is to existing uses of a construction). However, even when adopting degree of similarity as a diagnostic, approaches differ with regards to ho…
Confronting unfamiliarity with ecosystem functions
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Confronting unfamiliarity with ecosystem functions
The seamlessness of grammatical innovation
In this paper, I revisit the continued debate surrounding manner of grammatical innovation, i.e. whether it is abrupt or gradual . I show that the debate is complicated by different diagnostics for manner and argue that it is best understood in terms of degree of similarity ( how similar the innovative use is to existing uses of a construction). However, even when adopting degree of similarity as a diagnostic, approaches differ with regards to ho…
Motivations for specialisation
The article looks at instances of specialisation for specific linguistic contexts in ‘command’ and ‘inference’ uses of will and must. It tests the feasibility of different motivations for this specialisation, such as statistical and construal pre-emption. It also proposes a new motivation for specialisation, polysemous pre-emption, i.e. whether a strongly entrenched polyseme of a given expression might pre-empt the use of an expression with a les…
On the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change
We argue that we should maintain the distinction between ambiguity and vagueness in grammatical change, especially in usage-based linguistics, as it offers a more fine-grained perspective on types of context, change, and linguistic structure. Drawing on previous research, we present two case studies: the semantic history of be going to , and the morphosyntactic history of Mandarin modals and conditionals. These studies show that the initial relat…
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ambiguity (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (1 work) · Ecology (1 work)