GRAMIS

Johan van der AuweraAntwerpen

Liesbeth DegandLouvain-la-Neuve

Grammaticalization

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

Grammaticalization

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

MANNER ADVERB

MODAL MARKER

Grammaticalization

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

MANNER ADVERB

MODAL MARKER

Grammaticalization

Subjectification

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

MANNER ADVERB

MODAL MARKER

Well, he is home now.Well,

Grammaticalization

Subjectification

Grammaticalization

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

MANNER ADVERB

MODAL MARKER

Subjectification

Well, he is home now.Well,

DISCOURSE MARKER

Grammaticalization

He sings well.

He might well be home.

well.

well

MANNER ADVERB

MODAL MARKER

Subjectification

Well, he is home now.Well,

DISCOURSE MARKER

Intersubjectification

20112007

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

WP 1 - Modality

‘Jespersen cycle’ ne …. ne pas …. pas

van der Auwera, J. (2009) ‘The Jespersen cycles’, In: E. Van Gelderen (ed.), Cyclical change, 35–71. Amsterdam: Benjamins.van der Auwera, J. (2010) ‘On the diachrony of negation’, In: L. R. Horn (ed.), The expression of negation, 73-101. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

Devos, M. , Kasombo Tshibanda, M. & van der Auwera, J. (in print) ‘Jespersen cycles in Kanincin: Double, triple and maybe even quadruple negation’, Africana LinguisticaDevos, M. & van der Auwera, J. (under revision) ‘Jespersen cycles in Bantu: Double and triple negation’Conference presentations in Tervuren, Berkeley, Caen, Berlin, Manchester, Osaka

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

WP 4 - Discourse

New Reflections on Grammaticalization in Leuven , 2008

L. Degand & A.-M. Simon-Vandenbergen , a workshop called ‘Grammaticalization, Pragmaticalization and/or (Inter)Subjectification: Methodological issues for the study of discourse markers’. L. Degand & A.-M. Simon-Vandenbergen

Joint paper , separate papersG. Diewald

Paper

Now in print in Linguistics

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

English complementation Leuven - Cuyckens

ALeuven

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

English complementation Leuven - Cuyckens

English NP Leuven - Davidse

Brems, L. 2007 The

synchronic layering of

size noun and type noun

constructions in English.

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

English complementation Leuven - Cuyckens

English NP Leuven - Davidse

Discourse particles in English, French, Dutch & German

Gent Hannover

Louvain-la-Neuve

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

English complementation Leuven - Cuyckens

English NP Leuven - Davidse

Discourse particles in English, French, Dutch & German

including modal ones

Gent Hannover

Louvain-la-Neuve Leuven

Antwerpen

AAntwerpen

ALeuven

AGent

2008 2011 … 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 20072007

English complementation Leuven - Cuyckens

English NP Leuven - Davidse

Discourse particles in English, French, Dutch & German

including modal ones

Gent Hannover

Louvain-la-Neuve Leuven

Antwerpen

Modality Gent

Leuven Antwerpen

AAntwerpen

ALeuven

AGent

WP1: Modality

WP2: Evidentiality

WP3: Mood

WP4: Discourse

WP5: Complementation

WP6:Nominal modification

WP7: Theoretical implications

Polarity

Argument structure

Scalarity, indefiniteness

WP1: Modality

WP2: Evidentiality

WP3: Mood

WP4: Discourse

WP5: Complementation

WP6:Nominal modification

WP7: Theoretical implications

Polarity

Argument structure

Scalarity, indefiniteness

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?Grammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?Grammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Subjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?Grammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Subjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Analogical change + Subjectification ?Analogical change + Intersubjectification ?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?Grammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Subjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Analogical change + Subjectification ?Analogical change + Intersubjectification ?

Relation between (de)grammaticalization and analogical change?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

Grammaticalization + Subjectification ?Grammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Subjectification ?Degrammaticalization + Intersubjectification ?Analogical change + Subjectification ?Analogical change + Intersubjectification ?

Relation between (de)grammaticalization and analogical change?Desubjectification? De-intersubjectification?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

HOW?

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

HOW?

① Already partial answers

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

HOW?

② International conference on Nov 11-13 2010

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

HOW?

③ Projects in preparation

WP7: Theoretical implications

2+ years’ worth of relatively specific data and hypotheses nowneed to be made more relevant for general issues:

Grammaticalization Subjectification Intersubjectification

HOW?

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