Based on comparative analyses of diachronic data, the articles in this volume address both theoretical and methodological issues in the study of grammaticalizat

Elly van Gelderen examines the linguistic cycle and describes how it offers a unique perspective on the language faculty.

Since the 1980s theories and studies of grammaticalization have provided a major source of inspiration for the description and explanation of language change, g

This volume contains a selection of papers on grammaticalization from a broad perspective. Some of the papers focus on basic concepts in grammaticalization rese

This book provides much detail on the changes involving the grammaticalization of personal and relative pronouns, topicalized nominals, complementizers, adverbs