In:Perfects in Indo-European Languages and Beyond
Edited by Robert Crellin and Thomas Jügel
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 352] 2020
► pp. 1–14
Chapter 1Introduction
Published online: 23 September 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.352.01com
https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.352.01com
Abstract
This Introduction highlights some of the recurrent themes of the volume, in particular two diachronic
paths: (i) resultative > perfect > perfective past; (ii) relaxation of an initial constraint restricting the perfect to
results attributed to the patient. The latter leads to a discussion of be and have perfects, including
English and Dutch data that point to important methodological caveats.
Keywords: tense, aspect, diathesis, diachronic path, Indo-European
Article outline
- 1.General remarks
- 2.Meaning
- 3.Diathesis and alignment
- 4.Further observations
- 5.Conclusion
Notes References
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