Grammaticalization as a Factor of Formation of the Semantics of Modal Verbs in the Modern German Language

International science and technology conference "Earth science"

Egorova, O.M.^1

Murom Institute (Branch) of Vladimir State University, Murom, Russia^1

关键词: German language;    Historical development;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/272/3/032222/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/272/3/032222

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The article points out the modal verbs of the German language, which in their historical development have passed a way from full verbs (lexemes) to auxiliary verbs (grammemes) and demonstrated the ability to rethink their linguistic meanings. Peculiarities of new grammatical meaning of the modal verbs confirm the fact of existence of grammatical precedential meaning as its prototype - the first grammatical meaning. The process of redefining the first grammatical meanings into the secondary ones is carried out in the course of grammaticalization of the modal verbs.