Diachronic and Typological Perspectives on Verbs
Edited by Folke Josephson and Ingmar Söhrman
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 134] 2013. viii, 443 pp.
Folke Josephson
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Titles
Subjects Historical linguistics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses
Edited by Folke Josephson and Ingmar Söhrman
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 103] 2008. viii, 350 pp.
Subjects Historical linguistics | Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
Articles
2013 Directionality, case and actionality in Hittite Diachronic and Typological Perspectives on Verbs, Josephson, Folke and Ingmar Söhrman (eds.), pp. 383–410 | Article
In addition to their role with regard to lexical aspect and verb semantics, the Hittite enclitic particles -san and -kan play an important role in interplay with local adverbs and case. We will show that the directional function of lative -san, when referring to goal and directed path, and of… read more
2008 Actionality and aspect in Hittite Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses, Josephson, Folke and Ingmar Söhrman (eds.), pp. 131–147 | Article
The Hittite reflexive construction has perfective-like functions like Spanish and Italian reflexives. We will consider if they express ‘inner’ aspect. Most present tense forms in narrative tense-switching belong to verbs with a -ske/a-suffix. These verbs can be seen as +INTRA items with actional… read more