The grammaticalization of tense and aspect

Authors
Publication date 2011
Host editors
  • H. Narrog
  • B. Heine
Book title The Oxford handbook of grammaticalization
ISBN
  • 9780199586783
Series Oxford handbooks in linguistics
Pages (from-to) 580-594
Number of pages 15
Publisher Oxford: Oxford University Press
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract This chapter discusses grammaticalization paths in the field of tense and aspect from the perspective of a layered, hierarchical approach to grammatical categories, more specifically the theory of Functional Discourse Grammar. Particular attention is paid to the importance of the distinction between absolute and relative tense and between qualitative and quantitative aspect for a proper description of pathways of change.
Document type Chapter
Language English
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