Grammaticization is the diachronic process by which: r lexical morphemes in a language,
such as nouns and verbs, develop over time into grammatical morphemes; or r morphemes …

Recent studies on grammaticalization in sign languages have shown that, for the most part,
the grammaticalization paths identified in sign languages parallel those previously …

One type of internal diachronic change that has been extensively studied for spoken
languages is grammaticalization whereby lexical elements develop into free or bound …

This article considers the factors and processes associated with grammaticalisation in sign
languages. It provides commentaries on the methodological challenges diachronic sign …

One of the salient aspects of the grammaticalization process is the physical reduction of
morphemes that evolve from a lexical to a grammatical item. This reduction process typically …

For the most part, modern linguistic descriptions of American Sign Language (ASL) have
relied on formalist linguistic theories. The predominant effort has been to demonstrate that …

This article analyses a number of questions that are related to the nature of
grammaticalisation in order to determine if it is an analogically driven change. It examines …

The aim of this paper is to present cross-linguistic typological data and a diachronic study of
Sanskrit iti'thus' so as to suggest that the development of the grammaticalized functions of …

Recent investigations of the relation between grammar and language use, especially in the
literature on grammaticization (Bybee et al. 1994, Hopper and Traugott 1993, among many …

Ways of identifying functional differences between elements in the left and the right
periphery of an utterance after grammaticalization processes are discussed using data from …