Universität zu Köln

Reinöhl, Uta ORCID: 0000-0003-2829-682X and Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. ORCID: 0000-0002-4385-8395 (2017). Renewal: A figure of speech or a process sui generis? Language, 93 (2). pp. 381-413. ISSN 0097-8507

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Abstract

The concept of ‘renewal' is widely used in the literature on morphosyntactic change, but hardly ever theorized. Here we scrutinize the viability of this concept theoretically as well as empirically, revisiting in detail the most frequently cited case of renewal, namely the resemblance between the Latin and French synthetic futures. Phenomena accounted for in terms of renewal can also be ac- counted for in terms ofgrammaticalization theory. We argue that there is no need and no empirical support for renewal as its own type of change alongside grammaticalization. However, grammati- calization theory so far has neglected to properly account for influences of the existing system on ongoing grammaticalization processes. As an initial approximation of this vast field of study, we propose several domains where we believe that system influences on grammaticalization are oper- ative. On the one hand, this involves making more precise the source determination hypothesis as developed in work by Joan Bybee and colleagues. On the other, it comprises interactions between constructions in paradigm formation

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Reinöhl, Uta UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-682X UNSPECIFIED Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-8395 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-625622
DOI:	10.1353/lan.2017.0018
Journal or Publication Title:	Language
Volume:	93
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 381-413
Date:	2017
ISSN:	0097-8507
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Linguistik > Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Subjects:	Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language 1. Phase,2017,B03,B05,CRC 1252,Projektwebsite,Prominence in Language,SFB 1252,University of Cologne,Universit\"t zu K\"ln,intra-area UNSPECIFIED
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/62562