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| − | *[Émile Benveniste|Benveniste, Émile]]. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) ''Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium.'' Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94. | + | *[[Émile Benveniste|Benveniste, Émile]]. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) ''Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium.'' Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94. |
*Kuteva, Tania. 2001. ''Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | *Kuteva, Tania. 2001. ''Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 25 June 2007
Auxiliation is the diachronic process of creating an auxiliary verb from a full verb.
Example
The change from the Old English full verb willan 'want' to a future auxiliary (as in She will go) is an example of auxiliation.
Origin
According to Kuteva (2001:1), the term was coined by Benveniste (1968).
References
- Benveniste, Émile. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium. Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94.
- Kuteva, Tania. 2001. Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
