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lexicalization: a standalone construct

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Historical linguistics

the historical process by which a phrase or complex form becomes a new fixed lexical item whose meaning is no longer fully derivable from its parts.

In historical linguistics, lexicalization refers to the historical process by which a phrase or complex form becomes a new fixed lexical item whose meaning is no longer fully derivable from its parts. This meaning comes from Brinton (2005) in Lexicalization and Language Change.[1]

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complex4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs form4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs insertion, alternation and congruent lexicalization1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Brinton, L. J., & Traugott, E. C. (2005). Lexicalization and Language Change. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511615962

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