grammaticalizev.
/ɡrəˈmatɪkəlʌɪz/ Linguistics.
To express by means of the grammatical structure; to adopt as a grammatical requirement. Usually in passive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > [verb (transitive)] > process in linguistic change
accommodate1790
grammaticalize1937
metanalyse1962
1937 J. Orr tr. I. Iordan Introd. Romance Linguistics 337 A similar order [sc. inversion in interrog. sentences] is observable in other languages, but has not become ‘grammaticalized’ as in French.
1961 Brno Stud. in Eng. 3 10 The position of the word within the sentence context is grammaticalized to a much higher degree in analytical than in synthetic languages.
1968 J. Lyons Introd. Theoret. Linguistics ix. 438 We cannot assume..that such notions..will necessarily be ‘grammaticalized’, rather than ‘lexicalized’, in the structure of any particular language.
Derivatives
graˌmmaticaliˈzation n. the action or process of grammaticalizing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > [noun] > linguistic change > specific features or processes involved in
analogy1569
deflection1603
epenthesis1656
sandhi1806
relic1835
anamorphosis1862
metanalysis1914
drift1921
adstratum1939
grammaticalization1955
relexification1962
1955 Archivum Linguisticum 7 i. 28 The affectivity of reprise has been weakened by grammaticalization.
1965 Language 41 107 The creation of oppositions through grammaticalization.
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