Reciprocals in the making: multiple grammaticalization in Manambu

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Glosses IX
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Directionality of grammaticalization processes
6. Unidirectionality of grammaticalization in an evolutionary perspective 15
7. Grammaticalization and sets of form-functionpairs: Encoding spatial concepts in Greek 25
8. II. Nominal categories and adpositions
9. Grammaticalization of Korean numeral classifiers 59
10. Grammaticalization of spatial adpositions in Nànáfwê 77
11. On the grammaticalization of the German preposition von as a genitive equivalent 105
12. III. Verbal categories
13. The grammaticalization of agreement in Chibchan 121
14. Decay and loss of applicatives in Siouan languages: A grammaticalization perspective 135
15. Reciprocals in the making: multiple grammaticalization in Manambu 157
16. The Maltese continuative: A grammaticalization borderliner 169
17. What do “do” verbs do? The semantic diversity of generalised action verbs 185
18. Predicting a future change: Relative clauses of Japanese 209
19. IV. Grammaticalization and constructions
20. The catalytic function of constructional restrictions in grammaticalization 219
21. Grammaticalization of periphrastic constructions 241
22. Grammaticalization in constructions: Clitic doubling with experiencers in Modern Greek 251
23. Grammaticalization of honorific constructions in Japanese 283
24. From cause to contrast: A study in semantic change 303
25. Backmatter 321