Final_Peer_Reviewed_Manuscript on problem areas in grammaticalization
In a number of recent studies on grammaticalization, it has been argued that the Lehmannian parameter of scope decrease does not work, and that instead scope increase is involved. In this paper I will look at a classic case of grammaticalization, that of the English modals, and suggest that the scope increase observed here can be seen as a case of scope stability provided one takes other constructions involving modals into account
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ENGLISH ALL (ENGLISHALL)
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- January 25, 2021
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- Olga fisher
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on problem areas in grammaticalization
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lehmann’s parameters and the issue of scope