Based on analysis of more than 1,000 languages, this volume reconstructs more than 500 processes of grammatical change in the languages of the world.

While the comparative method is concerned with regularities in phonological change, grammaticalization theory deals with regularities of grammatical change. In

This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items ge

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 textbook introduces and explains the fundamental issues, major research questions, and current approaches in the study of grammaticalization - the developm