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A '''grammaticalization path''' is the pathway a form or construction takes during [[grammaticalization]]. The change from a [[lexical item]] to a grammatical form does not take place in one abrupt event. It is rather characterized by a "series of small transmissions, that tend to be similar in type across languagers" (Hopper & Traugott 2003:6). Due to the observation that in grammaticalization, languages tend to take the same route, theoreticians have proposed abstract, supposedly universal pathways of grammaticalization.

===Example===

Hopper & Traugott (2003:7) give the following prototypical form of a grammaticalization path:

*content item > grammatical word > clitic > inflectional affix

Like all proposed grammaticalization paths, the one cited from Hopper & Traugott is a one-way street, the reverse order is believed to be non-existent. This reflects the [[unidirectionality]] hypothesis of grammaticalization.

===Comment===

Grammaticalization paths are traditionally understood as instantiations of [[drift]] rather than [[external change|contact-induced change]], since they have "usually been viewed as independent, language internal changes" (Heine & Kuteva 2005:14).

===Synonyms===
*[[grammaticalization cline]]
*[[grammaticalization channel]]
*[[grammaticalization chain]]

===References===

*Hopper, Paul J. & Traugott, Elizabeth Closs. 2003. ''Grammaticalization.'' 2nd edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
*Heine, Bernd & Kuteva, Tania. 2005. ''Language Contact and Grammatical Change.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Haspelmath at 17:07, 29 October 2007

Corinna Handschuh: New page: A '''grammaticalization path''' is the pathway a form or construction takes during grammaticalization. The change from a lexical item to a grammatical form does not take place in o...