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1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts and definitions in grammaticalization studies
2.1 Basic definitions and conceptual mechanisms
2.2 Lehmann’s parameters of grammaticalization
2.3 Defining degrammaticalization
3. Explaining the hypothesis of unidirectionality
4. Case studies
4.1 Pennsylvania Germanwotte: from modal auxiliary to lexical verb
4.2 The Englishs-genitive: from inflectional genitive suffix to a clitic
5. Conclusion
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- Kim Frintrop (Author), 2014, Is Grammaticalization Unidirectional?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/281042
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