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Voice, Actionality, and Argument Structure of ‘Εἶναι + Participle’ Periphrases in Post-Classical Greek

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Subordination and Insubordination in Post-Classical Greek
This chapter is in the book Subordination and Insubordination in Post-Classical Greek

Abstract

This paper investigates the functions and distribution of εἶναι periphrases and predicative participles in post-classical Greek, by adopting the perspective of the interface between morphosyntax and semantics and with the aim of providing an answer to the question of the interaction between tense, voice, actionality, transitivity, and argument structure within the continuum of periphrasticity comprising the structures under investigation. The results of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a large corpus of both literary and non-literary texts showed specific between-categories correlations and revealed that the degree of periphrasticity of participial constructions is crucially related to the transitivity/intransitivity hierarchy.

Abstract

This paper investigates the functions and distribution of εἶναι periphrases and predicative participles in post-classical Greek, by adopting the perspective of the interface between morphosyntax and semantics and with the aim of providing an answer to the question of the interaction between tense, voice, actionality, transitivity, and argument structure within the continuum of periphrasticity comprising the structures under investigation. The results of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a large corpus of both literary and non-literary texts showed specific between-categories correlations and revealed that the degree of periphrasticity of participial constructions is crucially related to the transitivity/intransitivity hierarchy.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. List of Tables IX
  5. List of Figures X
  6. Unraveling Post-Classical (In)Subordination: From Syntax to Context 1
  7. FYI: Predicate Insubordination with ἵνα in Documentary Post-Classical Greek 11
  8. Voice, Actionality, and Argument Structure of ‘Εἶναι + Participle’ Periphrases in Post-Classical Greek 43
  9. The Syntax and Pragmatics of the Directive Downtoner καλῶς ποιέω in Post-Classical Greek (I–IV CE) 65
  10. The Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs of Subordination in the History of Greek 93
  11. Reevaluating Parataxis in the Septuagint 111
  12. Lost (and Gained) in Translation: Syntactic Features of Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek 133
  13. Continuity and Change in the Syntax of δίδωμι in Septuagint Greek 165
  14. Correlating Morphosyntactic Stability, Change, Register and Context of Use in Post-Classical Greek: The Case of Insubordinate Wishes 179
  15. The Accessibility Hierarchy in Post-Classical Greek between Syntax and Sociolinguistics 209
  16. Going Nominal? The Ancient Greek Articular Infinitive between Syntax and Context 237
  17. Subordination and Competing Constructions in Greek Acts of Christian Martyrs: A Case Study 277
  18. Atticist Syntax: Prescriptive Norms on the Infinitival Complementation of μέλλω 301
  19. List of Contributors 301
  20. Index Nominum
  21. Index Rerum
  22. Index of Sources
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111180366-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. List of Tables IX
  5. List of Figures X
  6. Unraveling Post-Classical (In)Subordination: From Syntax to Context 1
  7. FYI: Predicate Insubordination with ἵνα in Documentary Post-Classical Greek 11
  8. Voice, Actionality, and Argument Structure of ‘Εἶναι + Participle’ Periphrases in Post-Classical Greek 43
  9. The Syntax and Pragmatics of the Directive Downtoner καλῶς ποιέω in Post-Classical Greek (I–IV CE) 65
  10. The Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs of Subordination in the History of Greek 93
  11. Reevaluating Parataxis in the Septuagint 111
  12. Lost (and Gained) in Translation: Syntactic Features of Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek 133
  13. Continuity and Change in the Syntax of δίδωμι in Septuagint Greek 165
  14. Correlating Morphosyntactic Stability, Change, Register and Context of Use in Post-Classical Greek: The Case of Insubordinate Wishes 179
  15. The Accessibility Hierarchy in Post-Classical Greek between Syntax and Sociolinguistics 209
  16. Going Nominal? The Ancient Greek Articular Infinitive between Syntax and Context 237
  17. Subordination and Competing Constructions in Greek Acts of Christian Martyrs: A Case Study 277
  18. Atticist Syntax: Prescriptive Norms on the Infinitival Complementation of μέλλω 301
  19. List of Contributors 301
  20. Index Nominum
  21. Index Rerum
  22. Index of Sources
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