The diachronic development of 'ought (to)' and 'should' as an example of Grammaticalization
Ralf Modlich
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The diachronic development of 'ought (to)' and 'should' as an example of Grammaticalization

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Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik / Amerikanistik), course: Grammaticalization, language: English, abstract: This paper aims at observing the processes and mechanisms of grammaticalization, taking as an example the development of ought (to) and should from earlier stages of the English language up to the present day. In the very beginning, terminological questions will be discussed. Therefore, the first step will be to concentrate on the term 'grammar', before the ter...