Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Glossing IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: The influence of Latin on Slavonic vernaculars
7. The paths of grammaticalization of North Slavonic connectors. An interface point of Slavonic, Greek and Latin 11
8. The influence of Latin on the syntax of Old Polish numerals 37
9. The influence of the Latin Vulgate on the word order of pronominal enclitics in the 1^st edition of the Old Czech Bible 53
10. The accusativus cum infinitivo in 16^th–19^th century Croatian texts. Contact-induced and internally motivated syntactic change 81
11. Relative coordination. Kateri-/koteri-relatives in 18^th century Slovene and Kajkavian 107
12. Part II: The influence of Greek on Church Slavonic
13. Blocking of syntactic constructions without Greek counterparts in Church Slavonic 133
14. The article-like usage of the relative pronoun iže as an indicator of early Slavonic grammatical thinking 163
15. Past tense usage in Old Russian performative formulae. A case study into the development of a written language of distance 179
16. Part III: The influence of Latin on Church Slavonic
17. When Church Slavonic meets Latin. Tradition vs. innovation 201
18. Non-strict negative concord proper and languages in contact. Translating Latin into Croatian Church Slavonic and Greek into Old Church Slavonic 233
19. Part IV: In lieu of a conclusion
20. First attestations. An Old Church Slavonic sampler 255
21. Index 303