A note on the history of the term “pronomenalisation”
This short note discusses the origin and development of the use of the term “pronomenalisation” (pronominalization) in Sino-Tibetan linguistics, pointing out that the concept was originally a typological one, and that the phenomenon was seen as the result of grammaticalization, i.e. the free pronoun...
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| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145086 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This short note discusses the origin and development of the use of the term “pronomenalisation” (pronominalization) in Sino-Tibetan linguistics, pointing out that the concept was originally a typological one, and that the phenomenon was seen as the result of grammaticalization, i.e. the free pronouns being copied onto the verb. |
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