The Genesis of Grammar: A Reconstruction

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Pronouns and pointing in sign languages (2013, background): “…non-lexical material such as visible gestures or non-lexical vocalisations including prosody and which may not have gone through a lexical stage (Heine and Kuteva, 2007; Wichmann, 2006). have pragmatic functions and are therefore subject to pragmatic principles (e.g., Enfield et al., 2007;…”
A usage-based theory of grammatical status and grammaticalization (2012, background): “Examples of definitions in terms of ‘grammatical meaning’ (or ‘grammatical function’) are found in Heine et al. 1991, Traugott 2003, and Diewald 2006. According to Heine and colleagues, grammaticalization is a change ‘where a lexical unit or structure assumes a grammatical function, or where a gramm”
What triggers the emergence of grammar (2013, background): “The challenge is to find and implement the mechanisms that drive grammaticalization (Heine and Kuteva, 2007) in line with observed grammaticalization pathways.”
Elements of complex structures, where recursion isn’t: The case of relativization (2009, background): “The discussion below is basically synchronic but the plausibility of diachronic speculations based on comparative data from diverse languages such as Heine and Kuteva (2007) and others rests on the correct understandings of the synchronic structures in question.”