La linguistique diachronique, les études sur la grammaticalisation et la sémantique du prototype : présentation - article ; n°1 ; vol.130, pg 8-32

Langue française - Année 2001 - Volume 130 - Numéro 1 - Pages 8-32Walter De Mulder: La linguistique diachronique, la grammaticalisation et la sémantique du prototype The only objective of this text is to offer a general presentation of the research on grammaticalization and of diachronic prototype semantics. After a brief reminder of the history of the studies on grammaticalization, it presents the parameters of grammaticalization of Lehmann. Then, it turns to the way research of grammaticalization has tried to account for the semantic evolution of the grammaticalized elements, first in terms of metaphoric transfers, then in terms of contextual reinterpretation and metonymy, and, finally, on the basis of the general hypothesis of subjectification. The second part of the article presents the way prototype semantics can be used to analyze semantic change, starting from an article by Peter Koch and the book on diachronic prototype semantics by Dirk Geeraerts.25 pagesSource : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.