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Gramatizēšanās un morfoloģizēšanās attieksmes
Relations between Grammaticalization and Morphologization

Author(s): Andra Kalnača
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Baltic Languages
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds
Keywords: gramatizēšanās; morfoloģizēšanās; valodas gramatiskā sistēma; sintakse; morfoloģija; fonoloģija;

Summary/Abstract: The current paper is devoted to the analysis of relations between grammaticalization and morphologization. In spite of grammaticalization one-direction development argued by Heine etc., there are some theories of furcation or reflexive processes in modern linguistics. These are lexicalization and morphologization theories. The main conclusions are the following:1 Depending on grammaticalization and morphologization the development of the language system can be interpreted either mutually subordinate processes, or two independent processes. Morphologization is one of the grammaticalization stages on the first case, final stage of the language development on the second case.2 If the furcation or reflexive processes of language system development are taken into account than all manifestations can be treated as part of grammaticalization.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 17-24
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Latvian