The grammaticalization of give + infinitive: a comparative study of Russian, Polish, and Czech
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Main Author: Waldenfels, Ruprecht von (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin De Gruyter Mouton c2012
Series:Trends in linguistics 256
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Item Description:The author analyses the grammaticalization of 'give' with infinitive in causative and modal constructions in the closely related Slavic languages Russian, Polish and Czech. Drawing on extensive diachronic and synchronic corpus data, the study combines a detailed analysis of the current use of these constructions with a reconstruction of their development. General issues discussed include polarity sensitivity in causatives, types of causee coding, the emergence of non-agreeing diathesis structures in Polish and the role of language contact with German
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (p.)
ISBN:1283628651
3110293692
3110293773
9781283628655
9783110293692
9783110293777

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