What is grammaticalization?
- The conversion of a pidgin language into a creole language
- The gradual addition of grammar rules to a language
- The process of learning the grammar of a language
- The conversion of a substantive word into an auxiliary word
Answer
The correct answer is D) The conversion of a substantive word into an auxiliary word.
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