Diachronic, typological, and areal aspects of converbs /
"This book deals with the category of converbs, whose denomination refers to a set of structures which cross-linguistically are not comparable. Specifically, we tackle the following topics: (1) converbs and related constructions as areal features, distinguishing between a general coordinating a...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2025]
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| Series: | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ;
v. 388. |
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| Summary: | "This book deals with the category of converbs, whose denomination refers to a set of structures which cross-linguistically are not comparable. Specifically, we tackle the following topics: (1) converbs and related constructions as areal features, distinguishing between a general coordinating and subordinating type of converb; (2) converbs in the context of linguistic families, particularly in the Indo-European domain, displaying different non-finite structures to express the adverbial domain; (3) converbial constructions and competing construction types, (4) the diachronic typology of converbs and their source constructions." -- |
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| Physical Description: | x, 475 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783111335445 3111335445 |
| ISSN: | 1861-4302 ; |