The grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approachThe grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approach

  • Alice Preda Bodoc Transilvania University of Brasov
  • Monica Ardeleanu Gomoescu Transilvania University of Brasov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CLAC.2016.v65.51987
Keywords: grammaticalization, pragmaticalization, indefinite pro-forms, Romanian

Abstract

The present paper aims to explore, and address some issues concerning the Romance diachronic morphosyntax in the light of theoretical and methodological considerations on the grammaticalization and pragmaticalization phenomena, and the question of linguistic change. Building on the previous work concerning grammaticalization, we intend to reveal a pragma-linguistic scenario that accounts for the actual situation of the Romanian indefinite compounds. We consider this subject to be very particular, meaning that the historical development of these pro-forms is not a canonical case of grammaticalization or pragmaticalization.

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Published
2016-03-02
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Preda Bodoc A. y Ardeleanu Gomoescu M. (2016). The grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approachThe grammaticalization and pragmaticalization of the Romanian indefinite pro-forms: a corpus-based approach. Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 65, 223-256. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CLAC.2016.v65.51987
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Vol. 65 (2016)
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