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'''Auxiliation''' is the diachronic process of creating an [[auxiliary verb]] from a [[full verb]].
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*Benveniste, Émile. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) ''Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium.'' Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94.
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*[[Émile Benveniste|Benveniste, Émile]]. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) ''Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium.'' Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94.
 
*Kuteva, Tania. 2001. ''Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 
*Kuteva, Tania. 2001. ''Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 25 June 2007

Auxiliation is the diachronic process of creating an auxiliary verb from a full verb.

Example

The change from the Old English full verb willan 'want' to a future auxiliary (as in She will go) is an example of auxiliation.

Origin

According to Kuteva (2001:1), the term was coined by Benveniste (1968).

References

  • Benveniste, Émile. 1968. "Mutations of linguistic categories." In: Lehmann, Winfred P. & Malkiel, Yakov (eds.) Directions for historical linguistics: A symposium. Austin: University of Texas Press, 85-94.
  • Kuteva, Tania. 2001. Auxiliation: An enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization. Oxford: Oxford University Press.