Pseudocoordination in Norwegian
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Torodd Kinn
Abstract
Pseudocoordination in the Scandinavian languages is often claimed to involve grammaticalization. Such coordination is exemplified by Norwegian sitte og lese ‘be reading’ (literally: ‘sit and read’), gå og se ‘go and see’, and løpe rundt og leke ‘run around and play’, where the first verb in some cases expresses partly or even mainly grammatical meaning. Using a large contemporary corpus, the article explores constructional variants involving atelic motion, like løpe rundt ‘run around’. Indicators of grammaticalization such as paradigmatization, bleaching, and decategorialization of the first verb are in focus, as well as the concomitants of grammaticalization in the larger construction. Some first verbs do show signs of grammaticalization, but this is not a general characteristic of the construction.
Abstract
Pseudocoordination in the Scandinavian languages is often claimed to involve grammaticalization. Such coordination is exemplified by Norwegian sitte og lese ‘be reading’ (literally: ‘sit and read’), gå og se ‘go and see’, and løpe rundt og leke ‘run around and play’, where the first verb in some cases expresses partly or even mainly grammatical meaning. Using a large contemporary corpus, the article explores constructional variants involving atelic motion, like løpe rundt ‘run around’. Indicators of grammaticalization such as paradigmatization, bleaching, and decategorialization of the first verb are in focus, as well as the concomitants of grammaticalization in the larger construction. Some first verbs do show signs of grammaticalization, but this is not a general characteristic of the construction.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
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Theoretical issues
- Grammaticalization meets Construction Grammar 3
- Three open questions in Diachronic Construction Grammar 21
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Verb constructions
- Grammaticalisation cut short 43
- Pseudocoordination in Norwegian 75
- Evaluating grammaticalization and constructional accounts 107
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Noun constructions
- Reduction or expansion? A bit of both 137
- Type frequency, productivity and schematicity in the evolution of the Latin secundum NP construction 169
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Constructions at sentence level
- The development of the conditional caso construction in Spanish 205
- Constructionalization areas 241
- A Radical Construction Grammar approach to construction split in the diachrony of the spatial particles of Ancient Greek 277
- Construction index 312
- Index 313
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
-
Theoretical issues
- Grammaticalization meets Construction Grammar 3
- Three open questions in Diachronic Construction Grammar 21
-
Verb constructions
- Grammaticalisation cut short 43
- Pseudocoordination in Norwegian 75
- Evaluating grammaticalization and constructional accounts 107
-
Noun constructions
- Reduction or expansion? A bit of both 137
- Type frequency, productivity and schematicity in the evolution of the Latin secundum NP construction 169
-
Constructions at sentence level
- The development of the conditional caso construction in Spanish 205
- Constructionalization areas 241
- A Radical Construction Grammar approach to construction split in the diachrony of the spatial particles of Ancient Greek 277
- Construction index 312
- Index 313
