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Grammaticalization of allocutivity markers in Japanese and Korean in a cross-...
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The Arawak Lokono word for "man"
The Arawak language of the Guianas, also known as "Arawak proper" or "Lokono", -- a native term meaning "human beings", "the Indians" -- is one of the few surviving... -
The grammaticalization of directional clitics in Berber
In many languages, as shown cross-linguistically in Heine and Kuteva (2002), or for Chadic languages by Frajzyngier (1987), ventive verbs are the source of ventive... -
Evolution in Romance verbal systems
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From denominal derivation to Incorporation
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Between vocabulary and grammar : verbal periphrasis of French
Verbal circumlocutions hesitate between lexicon and grammar. We analyze those construct on the verbs "aller" "venir" and "être en train de" under the angle diachronic,... -
The predicative marker 'na' in Wolof: a case of polygrammaticalization
Most Wolof predicative constructions involve a grammatical word: the predicative marker (PM). This marker is similar in three predicative constructions: Perfect,... -
Discourse and grammaticalization : a study of the adverb autrement
This dissertation studies the French adverb autrement, through its three main uses : adverb of manner, connective denoting negative hypothesis, and topic shifter. The... -
Refinitization of the Manner converb in Beja (Cushitic)
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Les parfaits en ancien égyptien. Chemins de grammaticalisation.
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From verb to prepositional function : the case study of จาก /cà : k/
Owing to the fact that the Thai words are poly-functional, we thus try to study the lexical unit จาก /cà:k/, its functions and its semantic values without the... -
Neoclassical compounds and language registers
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Grammaticalized uses of the verb ṛa(a) in Arabic: a Maghrebian specificity?
In Arabic, especially in dialects, cases of grammaticalization of verbs are extremely common. They are used to express time / aspectual / modal values, which often... -
The Spanish Verb Dar : Semantic Approach
The Spanish verb dar is a lexical item particularly rich in nuances of meaning. Some of its senses have been studied under the « semantic bleaching » hypothesis... -
Mono in contemporary japonese : a semantic, syntactic and enunciative approach
In this dissertation, we focus on the various uses of mono (thing, object) in contemporary Japanese. From a methodological point of view, we have adopted an approach...
