Introduction: Grammaticalization and (inter)subjectification of discourse markers
Introduction: Grammaticalization and (inter)subjectification of discourse markers
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简介：话语标记的语法化和（间）主体化
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10.1515/ling.2011.008
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2011
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Liesbeth Degand;Anne
In spite of the by now vast literature on the rise of discourse markers and the impressive amount of empirical information available on the history of individual markers in different languages, linguists still do not agree on the applicability of the term grammaticalization to the processes which have led to the emergence of the words which are generally labeled discourse markers, discourse particles or pragmatic markers. While there is consensus that the concept of (inter)subjectification does indeed characterize the changes that such words undergo in their historical development (cf. Traugott and Dasher 2002, Athanasiadou et al. 2006), it is less obvious and less generally accepted that we can always speak of grammaticalization. Some authors claim that “pragmaticalization” is a more applicable concept (Erman and Kotsinas 1993, Dostie 2004). Obviously, the crux of the matter is how one defines the terms and which criteria one considers relevant, essential or optional as defining features. Although these issues have already been discussed by linguists central to the field, notably Brinton and Traugott (2005), it appears that disagreement and confusion persist in the field, about the best terminology, about which words to include in the class of discourse markers, as well as about the best possible theoretical account for their development and functioning (see e.g., the contributions in Fischer [2006]). In this issue we wanted to have a clear focus. We decided to bring together contributions by scholars who have all written extensively on discourse markers in different languages (the contributions deal with English, French, German and Dutch), and to collect their views and reflections on the issue of grammaticalization from their empirical investigations and their theoretical angles. The contributors to this volume were therefore asked to address at least one of the following questions in their articles:
