Granularity in the Verbalization of Events and Objects: A cross-linguistic study
Katerina Stathi
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 233] 2023. xviii, 536 pp.
Katerina Stathi
List of John Benjamins publications for which Katerina Stathi plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Grammaticalization: Current views and issues
Edited by Katerina Stathi, Elke Gehweiler and Ekkehard König
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 119] 2010. vii, 379 pp.
Subjects Historical linguistics | Morphology | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
2019 Two distinct sources – one target: A diachronic contrastive study of the grammaticalization of German scheinen and English seem Functions of Language 26:2, pp. 177–215 | Article
Cross-linguistic diachronic studies have focused on the parallel or divergent development of cognate or functionally equivalent items. This paper traces the diachronic convergent development of two unrelated items by means of a case study, the development of the German verb scheinen ‘shine, emit… read more
2015 Temperature terms in Modern Greek The Linguistics of Temperature, Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Maria (ed.), pp. 354–391 | Article
This paper gives a descriptive overview of the Modern Greek system of temperature terms. Temperature sensation is lexicalised by ten adjectives, eight nouns, and four verbs. All terms are of native origin. Lexicalisation of temperature is characterised by a number of asymmetries. Each word class is… read more
2012 Review of Leavitt (2011): Linguistic Relativities: Language Diversity and Modern Thought Contrastive Linguistics and other Approaches to Language Comparison, Hüning, Matthias and Barbara Schlücker (eds.), pp. 102–106 | Review
2010 Is German gehören an auxiliary? The grammaticalization of the construction gehören + participle II Grammaticalization: Current views and issues, Stathi, Katerina, Elke Gehweiler and Ekkehard König (eds.), pp. 323–342 | Article
This case study looks at the construction gehören + passive perfect participle (participle II) in present-day German. It focuses on a synchronic analysis, but also considers diachronic evidence. The construction has grammaticalized to a modal passive marker in which the participle typically… read more
2010 Introduction Grammaticalization: Current views and issues, Stathi, Katerina, Elke Gehweiler and Ekkehard König (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article