A comparative study of semantic change in grammaticalization and lexicalization in Chinese and Germanic languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20511566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Zhiqun Xing (Western Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 593-633 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0378-4177 • E-ISSN: 1569-9978 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/sl.39.3.03xin |
| OpenAlex | W2296202062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 44 |
This study explores the typological regularity of semantic change in grammaticalization and lexicalization in Chinese and Germanic languages. Earlier studies, mostly done on Indo-European languages (e.g. Heine et al. 1991, Traugott & Dasher 2002), suggest that semantic change follows the cline A>A, B>B. Based on numerous case studies of semantic change in grammaticalization and lexicalization in Chinese, this paper provides evidence that semantic change in Chinese follows a somewhat different pattern: A>A, B>A,B,C. The key factors responsible for this, as it will be argued, are twofold: Chinese grammar is typologically structured without inflections and Chinese words have become increasingly disyllabic. Indo-European languages, which exhibit quite different grammatical and morphological structures and diachronic evolution, therefore show a different tendency
Germanic languages · Grammaticalization · Historical linguistics · Language change · Lexicalization · Linguistics · Semantic change · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |