In:Copular Constructions in Lithuanian
Rolandas Mikulskas
[Valency, Argument Realization and Grammatical Relations in Baltic 4] 2017
► pp. v–viii
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Published online: 9 June 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/vargreb.4.toc
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Table of contents
Acknowledgementix
List of abbreviationsxi
Prefacexiii
Introduction1
Part I. Copular constructions and their grammatical context
chapter 1. Difficulties encountered in the syntactic analysis of constructions with the verb būti 'be'19
chapter 2. Semantic properties of the verb būti ('be')27
chapter 3. Types of copular constructions55
chapter 4. Peripheral cases of copular constructions83
chapter 5. Final remarks: Common ontology and functional differentiation91
Part II. Specificational copular constructions
chapter 6. The 'inverted' type of copular constructions: Its specificity and place in the classification of copular constructions97
chapter 7. Pseudoclefts – a variety of specificational copular sentences115
chapter 8. The problem of subject assignment in the specificational copular construction133
chapter 9. Final remarks169
Part III. The expression of aspect in copular constructions
chapter 10. Overview of basic issues175
chapter 11. The role of morphosyntactic encoding in aspectual expression in copular constructions193
chapter 12. Expression of aspect in different types of copular constructions213
chapter 13. Final remarks253
General conclusions257
Bibliography265
Index273
