This volume, which emerged from a workshop at the "New Reflections on Grammaticalization 4" conference held at KU Leuven in July 2008, contains a collection of

Grammaticalization has often been described as a gradual phenomenon. While many studies have discussed the quantitative aspects of grammaticalization, there has

Although usage-based linguistics emphasises the need for studies of language change to take frequency effects into account, there is a lack of research that tri

This textbook introduces and explains the fundamental issues, major research questions, and current approaches in the study of grammaticalization - the developm

This volume contains a selection of papers on grammaticalization from a broad perspective. Some of the papers focus on basic concepts in grammaticalization rese