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In [[linguistics]], the term '''''specialization''''' (as defined by [[Paul J. Hopper|Paul Hopper]]), refers to one of the five principles by which [[grammaticalization]] can be detected while it is taking place. The other four principles are: [[Layering (linguistics)|layering]], [[Divergence (linguistics)|divergence]], [[persistence (linguistics)|persistence]], and [[de-categorialization]]. |
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Specialization refers to the narrowing of choices that characterizes an emergent [[grammatical construction]]. The [[lexicon|lexical]] meaning of a grammaticalizing feature decreases in scope, so that in time the feature conveys a generalized grammatical meaning. |
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<blockquote>"Within a functional domain, at one stage a variety of forms with different [[semantics|semantic]] nuances may be possible; as grammaticalization takes place, this variety of formal choices narrows and the smaller number of forms selected assume more general grammatical meanings." (Hopper 1991: 22)</blockquote> |
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== References == |
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* Lessau, Donald A. A Dictionary of Grammaticalization. Bochum: Brockmeyer, 1994. |
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* [[Paul J. Hopper|Hopper, Paul J.]] "On some principles of grammaticization". In Elizabeth Closs Traugott and Bernd Heine, eds. Approaches to Grammaticalization, Vol. I. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1991. pp. 17–36. |
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