Pronominal and adjectival attributive possession in spoken Czech
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Jan Křivan
Abstract
This article analyses two types of possessive constructions in Czech: pronominal attributive possession and adjectival attributive possession. By means of a usage-based approach to language, the aim of the present corpus investigation is to reveal relevant patterns of grammar and usage in order to explain the evolution of the concerned constructions. The main focus is put on spoken language. I analyse the given data from the Czech corpora of both spoken (ORAL2013) and written language (SYN2010). I test the hypotheses concerning different frequency distributions, and the position of the possessor on the prominence hierarchies. The results support functional explanations of emergence of the pronominal and adjectival constructions, based on the prominent status of the possessor.
Abstract
This article analyses two types of possessive constructions in Czech: pronominal attributive possession and adjectival attributive possession. By means of a usage-based approach to language, the aim of the present corpus investigation is to reveal relevant patterns of grammar and usage in order to explain the evolution of the concerned constructions. The main focus is put on spoken language. I analyse the given data from the Czech corpora of both spoken (ORAL2013) and written language (SYN2010). I test the hypotheses concerning different frequency distributions, and the position of the possessor on the prominence hierarchies. The results support functional explanations of emergence of the pronominal and adjectival constructions, based on the prominent status of the possessor.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Expressing ‘possession’ 7
- Predicative possession in revived Cornish 27
- Possessive chains and Possessor Camouflage 51
- On Turkish non-canonical possessives 85
- Predicative possession in South Saami 103
- Predicative possession in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages 125
- Pronominal and adjectival attributive possession in spoken Czech 149
- Predicative possession in North Saami and Norwegian 169
- Possession and ownership in Modern Uyghur 187
- Superlative readings of possessive constructions in Turkic 205
- Possession in Khinalug 239
- A diachronic perspective on alienability splits in Icelandic attributive possession 267
- Grammaticalization of possessive markers in the Beserman dialect of Udmurt 291
- On belonging 313
- Competing possessive constructions in Late Latin documents from Italy 365
- Languages and language families and areas 393
- Name index 397
- Subject index 401
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Expressing ‘possession’ 7
- Predicative possession in revived Cornish 27
- Possessive chains and Possessor Camouflage 51
- On Turkish non-canonical possessives 85
- Predicative possession in South Saami 103
- Predicative possession in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages 125
- Pronominal and adjectival attributive possession in spoken Czech 149
- Predicative possession in North Saami and Norwegian 169
- Possession and ownership in Modern Uyghur 187
- Superlative readings of possessive constructions in Turkic 205
- Possession in Khinalug 239
- A diachronic perspective on alienability splits in Icelandic attributive possession 267
- Grammaticalization of possessive markers in the Beserman dialect of Udmurt 291
- On belonging 313
- Competing possessive constructions in Late Latin documents from Italy 365
- Languages and language families and areas 393
- Name index 397
- Subject index 401
