grammaticalization
The process of making grammaticalThe process of making grammatical.
» In the process of grammaticalization, an uninflected lexical word (or content word) is transformed into a grammar word (or function word).
Bei dem Prozess der Grammatikalisierung wird ein unflektiertes lexikalisches Wort (oder Inhaltswort) in ein grammatisches Wort (oder Funktionswort) umgewandelt.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of making grammatical.
Grammatikalisierung
грамматикализацияgrammatikalizacija, грамматиза́цияgrammatizácija
(countable, uncountable)The process of language change by which a word or morpheme is reduced to more of a grammeme than a lexeme, for example the reduction of a content word representing an object or action (a noun or verb) to a clitic.
Examples
2 sentencesIn the process of grammaticalization, an uninflected lexical word (or content word) is transformed into a grammar word (or function word).
deBei dem Prozess der Grammatikalisierung wird ein unflektiertes lexikalisches Wort (oder Inhaltswort) in ein grammatisches Wort (oder Funktionswort) umgewandelt. — Vortarulo
I read the article "Grammaticalization in Tok Pisin."
Translations
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Origin
From French grammaticalisation, coined in 1912 by the French linguist Antoine Meillet, corFrom French grammaticalisation, coined in 1912 by the French linguist Antoine Meillet, corresponding to grammatical + -ization.
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plural: grammaticalizationsSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable