Ex. Turkish (anonymous reader; Lewis [1967] 1985: 54) (a) bir büyük tarla (one big field) 'one large field' (b) büyük bir tarla (big one field) 'a large field' Ewe ɖeká 'one', numeral > ɖe, indefinite article. Moré a yémré 'one', ...
This book presents a critical assessment of research on grammaticalization, a central element in the process by which grammars are created.
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