Re: THEORY : reverse clitization

Hello,

> > While at it, are there terms for a clitic fully detaching
> to become an
> > independent word, or attaching fully to become an affix?
>
> For the latter notion, yes:  _grammaticalization_.  For the former
> (e.g. the recent development of "ex" for "former spouse"), I don't
> believe there is a distinct word, but perhaps "degrammaticalization"
> would do.
Umm, "lexicalization" is the word I think (though it's ambiguous as well
of course)

Pavel
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