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...

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Other Authors: Cotticelli-Kurras, Paola (Editor), Dahl, Eystein (Editor), Živojinović, Jelena (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2025]
Series:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; v. 388.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction: Converbs in diachronic, typological and areal perspective
  • Part I: Converbs in the context of linguistic families
  • 2 Same origin, different outcomes. The use of converbial forms with perception verbs in Italian and in the varieties of Northern Italy
  • 3 The origins of the Greek Genitive Absolute: Nominal, participial or both?
  • 4 Origin and aspect of the converb in Classical Armenian
  • 5 From clause chaining to compound verb
  • On morphosyntactic, control and pragmatic properties of Indo-Aryan converbs in a diachronic perspective
  • Part II: Converbial constructions and competing construction types
  • 6 From masdar to converb and beyond: The gerund from Latin to Old French
  • 7 Suffixaufnahme and non-canonical converbs in Georgian
  • 8 The accusative absolute and gerundial constructions in Late Latin
  • 9 Converbs and participles: The case of Ancient Greek
  • 10 A comparative syntax of converbs and related categories in Indo-European
  • 11 Syntactic behavior of canonical converbs and quasi-converbs in Uzbek
  • Part III: The diachronic typology of converbs and their source constructions
  • 12 The life cycle of converbs: A diachronic typology
  • 13 The Czech converb confronted with its French and Polish counterparts: Investigation of diachronic factors shaping the properties of converbs
  • 14 A comparative study of non-finite verb forms with narrative-chaining function in Hindi and Italian
  • 15 A prefixed converbal structure in colloquial Arabic
  • Subject index
  • Language index