Abstract
My previous studies of the replacement of the imperfect subjunctive by the present subjunctive conclude with the proposal of a reorganised paradigm in which the original temporal distinction between past and present is replaced by an aspectual distinction, i.e. by an opposition between the accomplished and the unaccomplished. This change is interpreted as a type of regrammation in which new grammatical content is ascribed to an existing grammatical expression. In the present article, I propose to study how this regrammation conforms to the reorganisations of the temporal and modal paradigms of Modern French by testing the changes of the TAM paradigms as an instance of connecting grammaticalisation.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: International Journal of Linguistics |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISSN | 0374-0463 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- connecting grammaticalisation