Grammaticalization and the rise of configurationality in Indo-Aryan

This Work Examines Historical Changes In The Grammar Of The Indo-aryan Languages From The Period Of Their Earliest Attestations In Vedic Sanskrit (around 1000 Bc) To Contemporary Hindi, With Specific Focus On The Rise Of Configurational Structure As A By-product Of The Grammaticalization Of Postpositions. Grammaticalization And Configurationality -- The Diverse Origins Of The Indi Simple Postpositions -- Local Particles : The Unique Source Of Adpositions And Configurationality In Indo-european? -- The Components Of The Source Constructions -- The Origin Of The Postpositional Syntagm -- From Group To Phrase -- Paradigmatization : A Process Sui Generis? Uta Reinöhl. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 211-227) And Indexes.