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Iranian syntax in classical Armenian : the Armenian perfect and other cases of pattern replication /

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This text book draws on a detailed corpus analysis of fifth-century historiographical texts to explore the influence of the Iranian languages on the syntax of Armenian. Robin Meyer argues that the Armenian periphrastic perfect was created on the model of similar constructions in Parthian via a long...

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Main Author: Meyer, Robin, 1987- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Series:Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 53.
Subjects:
Armenian language > Iran > Syntax.
Persian language > Influence on Armenian.
Armenian language > History.
Iranian languages > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense.
Arménien (Langue) > Histoire.
Langues iraniennes > Syntaxe.
Temps (Linguistique)
Arménien (Langue) > Iran > Syntaxe.
Armenian language > Syntax
Persian language
Iran
Language teaching & learning.
Language.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text book draws on a detailed corpus analysis of fifth-century historiographical texts to explore the influence of the Iranian languages on the syntax of Armenian. Robin Meyer argues that the Armenian periphrastic perfect was created on the model of similar constructions in Parthian via a long period of language contact.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2023.
"This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191885839
0191885835
9780192591722
019259172X