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Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
This Introduction highlights some of the recurrent themes of the volume, in particular two diachronic paths: (i) resultative > perfect > perfective past; (ii) relaxation of an initial constraint restricting the perfect to results attributed to the patient. The latter leads to a discussion of be and have perfects, including English and Dutch data that point to important methodological caveats.
Abstract
This Introduction highlights some of the recurrent themes of the volume, in particular two diachronic paths: (i) resultative > perfect > perfective past; (ii) relaxation of an initial constraint restricting the perfect to results attributed to the patient. The latter leads to a discussion of be and have perfects, including English and Dutch data that point to important methodological caveats.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editors’ foreword vii
- Abbreviations xi
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. The development of the perfect within IE verbal systems 15
- Chapter 3. Celtic past tenses past and present 49
- Chapter 4. The development of the perfect in selected Middle and New Germanic languages 95
- Chapter 5. Perfects in Baltic and Slavic 123
- Chapter 6. Paradigmatisation of the perfect and resultative in Tocharian 215
- Chapter 7. The synthetic perfect from Indo-Iranian to Late Vedic 245
- Chapter 8. The perfect in Middle and New Iranian languages 279
- Chapter 9. The perfect in North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic 311
- Chapter 10. The perfect in Classical Armenian 351
- Chapter 11. The Hittite periphrastic perfect 377
- Chapter 12. The Gothic perfective constructions in contrast to West Germanic 411
- Chapter 13. The perfect system in Ancient Greek 435
- Chapter 14. The perfect in Medieval and Modern Greek 483
- Chapter 15. The perfect system of Old Albanian (Geg variety) 505
- Chapter 16. The perfect system in Latin 549
- Chapter 17. Calquing a quirk 591
- Chapter 18. The perfect in context in texts in English, Sistani Balochi and New Testament Greek 615
- Chapter 19. Indo-European perfects in typological perspective 635
- Language Index 669
- Subject Index 675
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editors’ foreword vii
- Abbreviations xi
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. The development of the perfect within IE verbal systems 15
- Chapter 3. Celtic past tenses past and present 49
- Chapter 4. The development of the perfect in selected Middle and New Germanic languages 95
- Chapter 5. Perfects in Baltic and Slavic 123
- Chapter 6. Paradigmatisation of the perfect and resultative in Tocharian 215
- Chapter 7. The synthetic perfect from Indo-Iranian to Late Vedic 245
- Chapter 8. The perfect in Middle and New Iranian languages 279
- Chapter 9. The perfect in North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic 311
- Chapter 10. The perfect in Classical Armenian 351
- Chapter 11. The Hittite periphrastic perfect 377
- Chapter 12. The Gothic perfective constructions in contrast to West Germanic 411
- Chapter 13. The perfect system in Ancient Greek 435
- Chapter 14. The perfect in Medieval and Modern Greek 483
- Chapter 15. The perfect system of Old Albanian (Geg variety) 505
- Chapter 16. The perfect system in Latin 549
- Chapter 17. Calquing a quirk 591
- Chapter 18. The perfect in context in texts in English, Sistani Balochi and New Testament Greek 615
- Chapter 19. Indo-European perfects in typological perspective 635
- Language Index 669
- Subject Index 675
