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Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses
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Folke Josephson
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The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest to<div>syntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.</div>
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Synchronic and diachronic evidence for parallels between noun phrases and sentences
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Jan Rijkhoff
Rijkhoff, Jan
Jan
Rijkhoff
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It has been shown that, up to a point, noun phrases and clauses have the same underlying structure: they share the same kind of ‘layered’ organization and accommodate the same kind of semantic modifier categories (Rijkhoff 2008a). This article presents synchronic and diachronic evidence to substantiate the claim that there are parallels between the layered analysis of the noun phrase and the clause. It will be argued that the layered NP/clause model is supported by two largely unidirectional historical developments in language, one metaphorical in nature (‘<i>from space to time</i>’) the other metonymic (‘<i>from inner to outer layer</i>’).
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The development of tense, mood, and aspect in the creole languages, and the typology of affix order
The
development of tense, mood, and aspect in the creole languages, and the typology of affix order
1
A01
Peter Bakker
Bakker, Peter
Peter
Bakker
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Creole languages display systems of marking tense, mood and aspect (TAM) that are rather different from what is commonly found in non-creoles, but at the same time highly similar across creoles. In this chapter I will show some of these similarities and differences, and try to explain them with general cognitive principles, focusing on the order of these elements with respect to the verb stem. Further I will discuss the genesis and development of the form of some of these TAM markers from a typological point of view. Finally I will discuss their specific forms of these markers as more or less typical instances of grammaticalization. In creoles, being young languages, it is often easier to trace grammaticalization patterns, and this can help shed light on grammaticalization in general.
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Aspectual oppositions from Proto-Indo-European to Latin
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Dag T.T. Haug
Haug, Dag T.T.
Dag T.T.
Haug
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In this paper, I attempt to trace the evolution of the aspect system from Indo-European times to the historically attested Latin system. The focus is not on the study of single changes, but on providing an overview which shows what diachronic typology can contribute to the history of the Latin aspect system.
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104
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On the development of actionality, tense, and viewpoint from Early to Late Latin
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Gerd V.M. Haverling
Haverling, Gerd V.M.
Gerd V.M.
Haverling
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In Early and Classical Latin, verbal affixes indicate actional oppositions, such as non-dynamic vs. dynamic, atelic vs. telic, or the focus on the beginning or the end of a development or change. The tense system emphasises the relative sequence of events and sometimes it even distinguishes the normal past from the anterior past. There is a viewpoint opposition in all the forms of actionality and even in the indication of permanent states in the past. In Late Latin, several of the verbal affixes lose their actional functions and several previously transitive verbs become intransitive. The sensitivity to the relative sequence of events diminishes and there are major changes in the functions of the tense forms and a tendency to use the imperfective viewpoint, where Classical Latin distinguished the perfective viewpoint from the imperfective one.
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Continuity and change: The history of two Greek tenses
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Eva-Carin Gerö
Gerö, Eva-Carin
Eva-Carin
Gerö
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A01
Hans Ruge
Ruge, Hans
Hans
Ruge
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The goal of this paper is to demonstrate two cases of continuity in the Greek tense system from Antiquity till today, viz. the Imperfect and the Future, both of which, in spite of partly changing morphology and other variation on a surface level, remain remarkably constant semantically and conceptually. The constant meaning of the Imperfect may be defined quite cogently, depending on the choice of theoretical framework, either as <i>developing</i>, <i>intraterminal </i>or <i>inclusive</i>. Also the Future, in spite of more radical surface variation diachronically, displays a remarkably high degree of continuity on a conceptual level. Already Ancient Greek had the possibility of expressing different aspects also in the future tense by means of modal expressions or by periphrasis.
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147
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Actionality and aspect in Hittite
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A01
Folke Josephson
Josephson, Folke
Folke
Josephson
01
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 -<i>ske/a</i>-suffix. These verbs can be seen as +INTRA items with actional and aspectual features. -<i>kan </i>and -<i>san </i>are frequently found in the last slot of Wackernagel clitics. -<i>san </i>is allative-directional, -<i>kan </i>locational. -<i>kan </i>indicates initial and final limitation and is similar to Latin <i>con- </i>and Gothic <i>ga-</i>. Lexical (inner) aspect is an important element in modern analysis of Russian perfectivity. An aspectual ‘pair’ system of the Russian kind with an interplay between telicity and quantification as expressed by preverbs and imperfectivity expressed by suffixation did not arise in Hittite though -<i>kan </i>and -<i>ske/a- </i>which could have allowed a similar development were present as were <i>con- </i>and <i>-sco </i>in Latin. Hittite preverbs did not play the same role for aspectuality as preverbs did in many other IE languages but -<i>kan </i>and -<i>san </i>were involved in the VP and affected verb semantics and aspectuality. The discussion will be focused on the function of clitics and verbal suffixation.
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slcs.103.09gro
149
165
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Article
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Imperfectivity and complete events
1
A01
Atle Grønn
Grønn, Atle
Atle
Grønn
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Imperfectivity is cross-linguistically associated with the subinterval property and a modal component induced by the famous ‘imperfective paradox’. These properties arguably hold for both the progressive and habitual-iterative readings. However, both in Romance and Slavic, the imperfective may also refer to complete events instantiated in the world of evaluation: the so-called <i>Imparfait narratif </i>in French and the <i>Factual Imperfective </i>in Russian. <br />I propose an analysis of viewpoint aspect in terms of temporal inclusion relations between the event time and the assertion time. Importantly, however, the source of the two complete event readings in question are quite different inasmuch as the Russian imperfective is unmarked and is used whenever the marked perfective aspect is inappropriate, while the French <i>Imparfait </i>is marked. This means that the French <i>Imparfait </i>retains its meaning of contemporaneity even when it has a complete event interpretation.
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slcs.103.10soh
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184
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Article
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Predicative verbs of transition in Portuguese and Spanish: A cognitive approach to aspect, aktionsart, and tense
1
A01
Ingmar Söhrman
Söhrman, Ingmar
Ingmar
Söhrman
2
A01
Kåre Nilsson
Nilsson, Kåre
Kåre
Nilsson
01
Contrary to the Germanic languages, the Romance languages have a whole range of verbs instead of one (or two) specific, polysemic copula verb which can be used to express all kinds of transition from one state or situation into another, i.e. serving as a dynamic counterpart of a corresponding static verb used to describe existing states of affairs related to animate or inanimate subjects in a predicative context. There also exist more synthetic ways of expressing change in the state of affairs through the so-called ingressive verbs. These verbs reflect the typical situation in Latin, where transition, i.e. change in the state of affairs, was normally represented by lexical and/or synthetic means of expression. Cf.<i>excandesco </i>and <i>irascor </i>‘to get angry’, where the rise of a new situation is made explicit by the inchoative infix <i>-sc-. </i>Thus the nowadays current analytical expressions of transition by means of a dynamic copula or a factitive verb followed by a predicative complement of the subject or object, respectively,represent a typological shift from the ancient, synthetic ways of expressing situational change.
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The Old Nordic Middle Voice in the pre-literary period: Questions of grammaticalisation and cliticisation
The
Old Nordic Middle Voice in the pre-literary period: Questions of grammaticalisation and cliticisation
1
A01
Kjartan G. Ottósson
Ottósson, Kjartan G.
Kjartan G.
Ottósson
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In this paper, data from sources predating the earliest preserved manuscripts, runic inscriptions as well as poetry, is used to shed light on the earliest history of the morphologically defined Nordic Middle Voice, ending in <i>-sk </i>in Old West Nordic and in <i>-s </i>in Old East Nordic. This category has not only the reflexive meaning inherited from the reflexive clitic <i>–sk</i>, but also i.a. reciprocal and anticausative meaning. The semantic development must be independent from the formal development including cliticisation, as shown by comparison with the German Middle Voice, which lacks cliticisation. The formal development includes generalisation of the clitic <i>-sk </i>from the 3rd person and infinitive as well as from the accusative to the dative (and genitive). The cliticisation is not restricted to arguments to the verbal hosts, but can involve elements very loosely connected to the verb. Morphological and syntactic arguments show that the clitic must have become an affix as early as the 9th and 10th centuries.
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The relevance of tense and aspect in Semitic Languages: The case of Hebrew and Arabic
The
relevance of tense and aspect in Semitic Languages: The case of Hebrew and Arabic
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A01
Sven-Olof Dahlgren
Dahlgren, Sven-Olof
Sven-Olof
Dahlgren
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This article presents an introduction to the verbal system of the Semitic languages and an historic account of the research on the verbal system of Hebrew as a background to the main subject of the paper: the verbal system of Hebrew and Arabic.<br />At variance with the common view that these systems are based on aspect, we propose that Biblical Hebrew and – to a large extent – Arabic have a relative tense system. Although this is not a new notion it introduces the foreground/background distinction in this context, as well as the concept of marked and unmarked verbal forms as an explanation of the mysterious verbal system of Biblical Hebrew.<br />The notion of aspect is, however, not discarded. Its use in modern written and spoken Arabic is dealt with at the end of this article.
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281
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The verb phrase in the Kerebe language
The
verb phrase in the Kerebe language
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A01
Christina Thornell
Thornell, Christina
Christina
Thornell
01
The present article focuses on the Tanzanian Bantu language Kerebe and its morphologically complex verb phrase, which is presented in a descriptive framework. The description includes affirmative verb forms of general verbs and of copulas, negation and verbal extensions. The morphological complexity is reflected in the tense-aspect-mood (TAM) system, in copula markings and in verbal derivations. The analysis is based on a grammatical sketch of the Kerebe language written by the French Catholic priest Eugène Hurel (Hurel 1909) and two Internet-accessible word lists. Since Hurel describes Kerebe as being spoken in the beginning of 1900s, there was also a need to consult a mother-tongue speaker in order to verify the relevance of the data to present-day language items.
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Comparative TAM morphology in Niger-Congo: The case of persistive, and some other markers in Bantu
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A01
Jouni Filip Maho
Maho, Jouni Filip
Jouni Filip
Maho
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The present paper looks at so-called persistive markers (denoting something like “still going on”) in the sub-Saharan Bantu languages, one of the major subgroups of the Niger-Congo language phylum. The intention is to relate these persistive markers, in terms of cognacy, to a few non-persistive markers (especially progressives and futures).
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Indexicals as sources of case markers in Australian languages
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A01
William B. McGregor
McGregor, William B.
William B.
McGregor
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Among the well-known and widely discussed sources of case-markers are verbs,body part nouns, spatial terms (spatial adverbials and nominals denoting spatial concepts), other case-markers, and combinations of other case-markers. A less well-known source of case-markers is indexical items such as pronominals, determiners, and the like. In this paper I discuss some possible examples of such diachronic developments for oblique, genitive, and ergative markers in Australian languages. It is proposed that the first stage of this developmental pathway is a construction in which the indexical element is in apposition with an NP; over time the indexical element loses its independent status and deictic value and becomes a bound morpheme marking just a grammatical relation.
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344
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Differential object marking in Sahidic Coptic
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A01
Åke Engsheden
Engsheden, Åke
Åke
Engsheden
01
In Coptic a direct object can either follow the verb directly or indirectly being introduced by a marker <i>n </i>(before nouns) or <i>mmo </i>(before pronouns). In a wide range of languages the direct object alternates between a morphologically marked and an unmarked form, so called ‘differential object marking’ (e.g., Bossong 1991; Bossong 1998: Lazard 2001). A well-attested language in which differential object marking (DOM) occurs, in my opinion, is Coptic. An analysis of all direct objects in the Gospels in Sahidic Coptic shows that contrary to common belief Coptic also exhibited differential object marking in agreement with patterns attested cross-linguistically. The main factors governing the distribution of object constructions in Coptic were referentiality and thematicity.
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The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest to<div>syntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.</div>
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Synchronic and diachronic evidence for parallels between noun phrases and sentences
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Jan Rijkhoff
Rijkhoff, Jan
Jan
Rijkhoff
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It has been shown that, up to a point, noun phrases and clauses have the same underlying structure: they share the same kind of ‘layered’ organization and accommodate the same kind of semantic modifier categories (Rijkhoff 2008a). This article presents synchronic and diachronic evidence to substantiate the claim that there are parallels between the layered analysis of the noun phrase and the clause. It will be argued that the layered NP/clause model is supported by two largely unidirectional historical developments in language, one metaphorical in nature (‘<i>from space to time</i>’) the other metonymic (‘<i>from inner to outer layer</i>’).
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The development of tense, mood, and aspect in the creole languages, and the typology of affix order
The
development of tense, mood, and aspect in the creole languages, and the typology of affix order
1
A01
Peter Bakker
Bakker, Peter
Peter
Bakker
01
Creole languages display systems of marking tense, mood and aspect (TAM) that are rather different from what is commonly found in non-creoles, but at the same time highly similar across creoles. In this chapter I will show some of these similarities and differences, and try to explain them with general cognitive principles, focusing on the order of these elements with respect to the verb stem. Further I will discuss the genesis and development of the form of some of these TAM markers from a typological point of view. Finally I will discuss their specific forms of these markers as more or less typical instances of grammaticalization. In creoles, being young languages, it is often easier to trace grammaticalization patterns, and this can help shed light on grammaticalization in general.
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Aspectual oppositions from Proto-Indo-European to Latin
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Dag T.T. Haug
Haug, Dag T.T.
Dag T.T.
Haug
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In this paper, I attempt to trace the evolution of the aspect system from Indo-European times to the historically attested Latin system. The focus is not on the study of single changes, but on providing an overview which shows what diachronic typology can contribute to the history of the Latin aspect system.
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slcs.103.06hav
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104
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On the development of actionality, tense, and viewpoint from Early to Late Latin
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Gerd V.M. Haverling
Haverling, Gerd V.M.
Gerd V.M.
Haverling
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In Early and Classical Latin, verbal affixes indicate actional oppositions, such as non-dynamic vs. dynamic, atelic vs. telic, or the focus on the beginning or the end of a development or change. The tense system emphasises the relative sequence of events and sometimes it even distinguishes the normal past from the anterior past. There is a viewpoint opposition in all the forms of actionality and even in the indication of permanent states in the past. In Late Latin, several of the verbal affixes lose their actional functions and several previously transitive verbs become intransitive. The sensitivity to the relative sequence of events diminishes and there are major changes in the functions of the tense forms and a tendency to use the imperfective viewpoint, where Classical Latin distinguished the perfective viewpoint from the imperfective one.
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slcs.103.07ger
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129
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Continuity and change: The history of two Greek tenses
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Eva-Carin Gerö
Gerö, Eva-Carin
Eva-Carin
Gerö
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A01
Hans Ruge
Ruge, Hans
Hans
Ruge
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The goal of this paper is to demonstrate two cases of continuity in the Greek tense system from Antiquity till today, viz. the Imperfect and the Future, both of which, in spite of partly changing morphology and other variation on a surface level, remain remarkably constant semantically and conceptually. The constant meaning of the Imperfect may be defined quite cogently, depending on the choice of theoretical framework, either as <i>developing</i>, <i>intraterminal </i>or <i>inclusive</i>. Also the Future, in spite of more radical surface variation diachronically, displays a remarkably high degree of continuity on a conceptual level. Already Ancient Greek had the possibility of expressing different aspects also in the future tense by means of modal expressions or by periphrasis.
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slcs.103.08jos
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147
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Article
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Actionality and aspect in Hittite
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A01
Folke Josephson
Josephson, Folke
Folke
Josephson
01
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 -<i>ske/a</i>-suffix. These verbs can be seen as +INTRA items with actional and aspectual features. -<i>kan </i>and -<i>san </i>are frequently found in the last slot of Wackernagel clitics. -<i>san </i>is allative-directional, -<i>kan </i>locational. -<i>kan </i>indicates initial and final limitation and is similar to Latin <i>con- </i>and Gothic <i>ga-</i>. Lexical (inner) aspect is an important element in modern analysis of Russian perfectivity. An aspectual ‘pair’ system of the Russian kind with an interplay between telicity and quantification as expressed by preverbs and imperfectivity expressed by suffixation did not arise in Hittite though -<i>kan </i>and -<i>ske/a- </i>which could have allowed a similar development were present as were <i>con- </i>and <i>-sco </i>in Latin. Hittite preverbs did not play the same role for aspectuality as preverbs did in many other IE languages but -<i>kan </i>and -<i>san </i>were involved in the VP and affected verb semantics and aspectuality. The discussion will be focused on the function of clitics and verbal suffixation.
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JB code
slcs.103.09gro
149
165
17
Article
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Imperfectivity and complete events
1
A01
Atle Grønn
Grønn, Atle
Atle
Grønn
01
Imperfectivity is cross-linguistically associated with the subinterval property and a modal component induced by the famous ‘imperfective paradox’. These properties arguably hold for both the progressive and habitual-iterative readings. However, both in Romance and Slavic, the imperfective may also refer to complete events instantiated in the world of evaluation: the so-called <i>Imparfait narratif </i>in French and the <i>Factual Imperfective </i>in Russian. <br />I propose an analysis of viewpoint aspect in terms of temporal inclusion relations between the event time and the assertion time. Importantly, however, the source of the two complete event readings in question are quite different inasmuch as the Russian imperfective is unmarked and is used whenever the marked perfective aspect is inappropriate, while the French <i>Imparfait </i>is marked. This means that the French <i>Imparfait </i>retains its meaning of contemporaneity even when it has a complete event interpretation.
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slcs.103.10soh
167
184
18
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Predicative verbs of transition in Portuguese and Spanish: A cognitive approach to aspect, aktionsart, and tense
1
A01
Ingmar Söhrman
Söhrman, Ingmar
Ingmar
Söhrman
2
A01
Kåre Nilsson
Nilsson, Kåre
Kåre
Nilsson
01
Contrary to the Germanic languages, the Romance languages have a whole range of verbs instead of one (or two) specific, polysemic copula verb which can be used to express all kinds of transition from one state or situation into another, i.e. serving as a dynamic counterpart of a corresponding static verb used to describe existing states of affairs related to animate or inanimate subjects in a predicative context. There also exist more synthetic ways of expressing change in the state of affairs through the so-called ingressive verbs. These verbs reflect the typical situation in Latin, where transition, i.e. change in the state of affairs, was normally represented by lexical and/or synthetic means of expression. Cf.<i>excandesco </i>and <i>irascor </i>‘to get angry’, where the rise of a new situation is made explicit by the inchoative infix <i>-sc-. </i>Thus the nowadays current analytical expressions of transition by means of a dynamic copula or a factitive verb followed by a predicative complement of the subject or object, respectively,represent a typological shift from the ancient, synthetic ways of expressing situational change.
10
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JB code
slcs.103.11ott
185
219
35
Article
11
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The Old Nordic Middle Voice in the pre-literary period: Questions of grammaticalisation and cliticisation
The
Old Nordic Middle Voice in the pre-literary period: Questions of grammaticalisation and cliticisation
1
A01
Kjartan G. Ottósson
Ottósson, Kjartan G.
Kjartan G.
Ottósson
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In this paper, data from sources predating the earliest preserved manuscripts, runic inscriptions as well as poetry, is used to shed light on the earliest history of the morphologically defined Nordic Middle Voice, ending in <i>-sk </i>in Old West Nordic and in <i>-s </i>in Old East Nordic. This category has not only the reflexive meaning inherited from the reflexive clitic <i>–sk</i>, but also i.a. reciprocal and anticausative meaning. The semantic development must be independent from the formal development including cliticisation, as shown by comparison with the German Middle Voice, which lacks cliticisation. The formal development includes generalisation of the clitic <i>-sk </i>from the 3rd person and infinitive as well as from the accusative to the dative (and genitive). The cliticisation is not restricted to arguments to the verbal hosts, but can involve elements very loosely connected to the verb. Morphological and syntactic arguments show that the clitic must have become an affix as early as the 9th and 10th centuries.
10
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JB code
slcs.103.12dah
221
247
27
Article
12
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The relevance of tense and aspect in Semitic Languages: The case of Hebrew and Arabic
The
relevance of tense and aspect in Semitic Languages: The case of Hebrew and Arabic
1
A01
Sven-Olof Dahlgren
Dahlgren, Sven-Olof
Sven-Olof
Dahlgren
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This article presents an introduction to the verbal system of the Semitic languages and an historic account of the research on the verbal system of Hebrew as a background to the main subject of the paper: the verbal system of Hebrew and Arabic.<br />At variance with the common view that these systems are based on aspect, we propose that Biblical Hebrew and – to a large extent – Arabic have a relative tense system. Although this is not a new notion it introduces the foreground/background distinction in this context, as well as the concept of marked and unmarked verbal forms as an explanation of the mysterious verbal system of Biblical Hebrew.<br />The notion of aspect is, however, not discarded. Its use in modern written and spoken Arabic is dealt with at the end of this article.
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JB code
slcs.103.13tho
249
281
33
Article
13
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The verb phrase in the Kerebe language
The
verb phrase in the Kerebe language
1
A01
Christina Thornell
Thornell, Christina
Christina
Thornell
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The present article focuses on the Tanzanian Bantu language Kerebe and its morphologically complex verb phrase, which is presented in a descriptive framework. The description includes affirmative verb forms of general verbs and of copulas, negation and verbal extensions. The morphological complexity is reflected in the tense-aspect-mood (TAM) system, in copula markings and in verbal derivations. The analysis is based on a grammatical sketch of the Kerebe language written by the French Catholic priest Eugène Hurel (Hurel 1909) and two Internet-accessible word lists. Since Hurel describes Kerebe as being spoken in the beginning of 1900s, there was also a need to consult a mother-tongue speaker in order to verify the relevance of the data to present-day language items.
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JB code
slcs.103.14mah
283
298
16
Article
14
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Comparative TAM morphology in Niger-Congo: The case of persistive, and some other markers in Bantu
1
A01
Jouni Filip Maho
Maho, Jouni Filip
Jouni Filip
Maho
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The present paper looks at so-called persistive markers (denoting something like “still going on”) in the sub-Saharan Bantu languages, one of the major subgroups of the Niger-Congo language phylum. The intention is to relate these persistive markers, in terms of cognacy, to a few non-persistive markers (especially progressives and futures).
10
01
JB code
slcs.103.15mcg
299
321
23
Article
15
01
Indexicals as sources of case markers in Australian languages
1
A01
William B. McGregor
McGregor, William B.
William B.
McGregor
01
Among the well-known and widely discussed sources of case-markers are verbs,body part nouns, spatial terms (spatial adverbials and nominals denoting spatial concepts), other case-markers, and combinations of other case-markers. A less well-known source of case-markers is indexical items such as pronominals, determiners, and the like. In this paper I discuss some possible examples of such diachronic developments for oblique, genitive, and ergative markers in Australian languages. It is proposed that the first stage of this developmental pathway is a construction in which the indexical element is in apposition with an NP; over time the indexical element loses its independent status and deictic value and becomes a bound morpheme marking just a grammatical relation.
10
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JB code
slcs.103.16eng
323
344
22
Article
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Differential object marking in Sahidic Coptic
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A01
Åke Engsheden
Engsheden, Åke
Åke
Engsheden
01
In Coptic a direct object can either follow the verb directly or indirectly being introduced by a marker <i>n </i>(before nouns) or <i>mmo </i>(before pronouns). In a wide range of languages the direct object alternates between a morphologically marked and an unmarked form, so called ‘differential object marking’ (e.g., Bossong 1991; Bossong 1998: Lazard 2001). A well-attested language in which differential object marking (DOM) occurs, in my opinion, is Coptic. An analysis of all direct objects in the Gospels in Sahidic Coptic shows that contrary to common belief Coptic also exhibited differential object marking in agreement with patterns attested cross-linguistically. The main factors governing the distribution of object constructions in Coptic were referentiality and thematicity.
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slcs.103.17ind
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