Joseph F. Eska

List of John Benjamins publications for which Joseph F. Eska plays a role.

Eska, Joseph F. 2007 Bergin’s Rule: Syntactic diachrony and discourse strategyDiachronica 24:2, pp. 253–278 | Article
Bergin’s Rule constructions, whereby verbs in Old Irish occur in other than normal clause-initial position and with ‘conjunct’ flexion in simplex verbs and ‘prototonic’ stress in compound verbs, has traditionally been viewed as evidence for the language’s prehistoric clausal configuration, usually… read more
Eska, Joseph F. 1996 On Syntax and Phonology Within the Early Irish Verbal ComplexDiachronica 13:2, pp. 225–257 | Article
SUMMARY This article treats the development of the dual flexional system of the Early Irish verb, whereby verbs in absolute initial position in the clause and those preceded by any of the null position elements traditionally called conjunct particles followed different flexional patterns; some… read more