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Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses
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 syntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 103] 2008. viii, 350 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 19 September 2008
Published online on 19 September 2008
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Table of Contents
- Contributors | pp. vii–viii
- Introduction | pp. 1–11
- Synchronic and diachronic evidence for parallels between noun phrases and sentencesJan Rijkhoff | pp. 13–42
- The development of tense, mood, and aspect in the creole languages, and the typology of affix orderPeter Bakker | pp. 43–59
- Aspectual oppositions from Proto-Indo-European to LatinDag T.T. Haug | pp. 61–72
- On the development of actionality, tense, and viewpoint from Early to Late LatinGerd V.M. Haverling | pp. 73–104
- Continuity and change: The history of two Greek tensesEva-Carin Gerö and Hans Ruge | pp. 105–129
- Actionality and aspect in HittiteFolke Josephson | pp. 131–147
- Imperfectivity and complete eventsAtle Grønn | pp. 149–165
- Predicative verbs of transition in Portuguese and Spanish: A cognitive approach to aspect, aktionsart, and tenseIngmar Söhrman and Kåre Nilsson | pp. 167–184
- The Old Nordic Middle Voice in the pre-literary period: Questions of grammaticalisation and cliticisationKjartan G. Ottósson | pp. 185–219
- The relevance of tense and aspect in Semitic Languages: The case of Hebrew and ArabicSven-Olof Dahlgren | pp. 221–247
- The verb phrase in the Kerebe languageChristina Thornell | pp. 249–281
- Comparative TAM morphology in Niger-Congo: The case of persistive, and some other markers in BantuJouni Filip Maho | pp. 283–298
- Indexicals as sources of case markers in Australian languagesWilliam B. McGregor | pp. 299–321
- Differential object marking in Sahidic CopticÅke Engsheden | pp. 323–344
- Index | pp. 345–350
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