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Peer reviewedNorde, Muriel – Language Sciences, 2001
Discusses how deflexion counters certain grammaticalization-related claims and emphasizes the socio-cultural context of overall grammar, arguing that grammaticalization changes must be understood in the context of a grammar's history as a whole. Using data from Swedish, shows that deflexion (directly or indirectly) results in the upgrading of…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Morphemes, Second Language Instruction
