On Secondary Grammaticalization: The Case of hatta in Rural Jordanian Arabic

Secondary grammaticalization is viewed as a continuation to path (Traugott 2002) or an independent process that does not necessarily imply the occurrence of precedent primary (Givón 1991). This paper provides case from vernacular Arabic supporting second view, namely, secondary functional hatta (its evolution into proclitic) in Rural Jordanian Arabic. Evidence this view selectivity grammaticalization, which can be summarized follows: if source grammatical item has more than one type (i.e., function), some these types may undergo grammaticalization. implies late stage completing path. It its own peculiarities and constraints. The constraint, paper, linked prosodic prominence: typically prominent prosodically daily conversations, it resists finding should also contribute previously reported constraints on In addition selectivity, lexical seem necessary grammaticalization..