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the syntax and semantics of adjectival verb forms
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This text examines the syntax and semantics of several thousand examples of tense-aspect stem participles in the Rigveda, one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. The author applies formal linguistic analysis to the data and produces a comprehensive formal model of how these participles are used.
The Rigvedic Sanskrit language -- Lexical-functional grammar -- The syntax of participles -- The semantics of participles -- The category of participles.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics