What does "grammaticalisation" mean?

`n.`语法化；语法化现象

How do you pronounce "grammaticalisation"?

The pronunciation is /ˌɡræmətɪˈkeɪʃən/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

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Q: What does "grammaticalisation" mean?

`n.`语法化；语法化现象

[US]/ˌɡræmətɪˈkeɪʃən/

[UK]/ˌɡræmətɪˈkeɪʃən/

Translation

n.The linguistic process by which a lexical item becomes a grammatical marker, or by which a grammatical item becomes more bound (e.g., a word becoming an affix)

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