单词	grammaticalize
释义	grammaticalize /ɡrəˈmatɪk(ə)lʌɪz / (also grammaticalise) verb [with object] Linguistics Change (an element) from being one having lexical meaning into one having a largely grammatical function: we cannot assume that such notions will necessarily be grammaticalized in the structure of any particular language... The lexical items that become grammaticalized must first serve commonly needed discourse functions. The fact that concepts are grammaticalized differently in different languages is a major problem for translation, especially for machine translation. Derivatives grammaticalization noun ... I have to admit that her derivation probably wouldn't make good news copy, although it is a process that parallels the similar grammaticalization of gonna. Language changes like that, when a word with a concrete meaning becomes a word that only expresses a function of grammar, it is called grammaticalization. In my syntax seminar the other day we were discussing grammaticalisation in French negation.
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