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In:Historical Linguistics 2017: Selected papers from the 23rd International Conference on Historical Linguistics, San Antonio, Texas, 31 July – 4 August 2017
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[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 350] 2020
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On the grammaticalization of the -(v)ši- resultative in North Slavic

 | Pace University, New York
Published online: 9 July 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.350.14dan
Abstract
It is commonly accepted that the -(v)ši- resultatives in North Slavic are a product of the areal diffusion of a similar resultative formation in -vęs- (< *-ṷes-) from Baltic. The author argues that the anterior grammaticalization of the -(v)ši- resultative in North Slavic has been largely an internally motivated process. The analysis is premised on the distinction of spoken vs. written discourse which preconditions the parallel use of finite and non-finite predication, including the resultative structures, in the history and dialects of North Slavic. The author argues that language contact was but one of several factors influencing the convergent tendencies in the use of resultatives in the Circum-Baltic zone and well beyond.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Issues of the descent and grammaticalization of the -(v)ši- resultatives
  • 3.Evidence from written discourse
    • 3.1Old Church Slavonic evidence
    • 3.2Later medieval evidence
  • 4.Evidence from spoken discourse
    • 4.1Annalistic texts
    • 4.2Charters and beyond
    • 4.3Dialects
  • 5.Discussion
  • 6.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • References
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