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book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
Exercise 9
Grammaticalization (§10.3.3.3), a ubiquitous process, was illustrated by looking at how the
adverb­-preposition about has taken on highly grammatical functions. Trace out the trajectory which going/gonna has taken. Hopper and Traugott 2003: §1.1 is an excellent aid in doing this.
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