Grammaticalization in Cabecar

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Grammaticalization in Cabecar

Introduction
Location of Cabecar
Genealogical setting of Cabecar
Typological properties of Cabecar
From demonstrative pronoun to instant resumptive
Medial demonstrative pronoun

Instant resumptive
From copula to thematic structure articulator
Grammaticalization of pseudo-cleft construction

Development of thematic structure articulator
From light verb to verb enclitic
Verb enclitics

Serial verb constructions

Motion progressive construction

Origin of verb enclitics
Conclusion
Abbreviations in glosses
References

Grammaticalization in Cabecar

Christian Lehmann

Prof. Emeritus of Universität Erfurt