Diachronic, Typological, and Areal Aspects of Converbs

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Diachronic, Typological, and Areal Aspects of Converbs

Edited by: Paola Cotticelli-Kurras , Eystein Dahl and Jelena Živojinović

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Volume 388 | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

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This book deals with the category of converbs, whose denomination refers to a set of structures which cross-linguistically are not comparable. Specifically, we tackle the following topics: (1) converbs and related constructions as areal features, distinguishing between a general coordinating and subordinating type of converb; (2) converbs in the context of linguistic families, particularly in the Indo-European domain, displaying different non-finite structures to express the adverbial domain; (3) converbial constructions and competing construction types, (4) the diachronic typology of converbs and their source constructions.　

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Paola Cotticelli-Kurras, Verona, Italy; Eystein Dahl, Poznań, Poland; Jelena Živojinović, Udine/Verona, Italy.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1 Introduction: Converbs in diachronic, typological and areal perspective Paola Cotticelli-Kurras, Eystein Dahl and Jelena Živojinović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Converbs in the context of linguistic families
2 Same origin, different outcomes. The use of converbial forms with perception verbs in Italian and in the varieties of Northern Italy Jan Casalicchio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3 The origins of the Greek Genitive Absolute: Nominal, participial or both? Filip De Decker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4 Origin and aspect of the converb in Classical Armenian Robin Meyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5 From clause chaining to compound verb – On morphosyntactic, control and pragmatic properties of Indo-Aryan converbs in a diachronic perspective Krzysztof Stroński and Katarzyna Janic Open Access Download PDF	91
Part II: Converbial constructions and competing construction types
6 From masdar to converb and beyond: The gerund from Latin to Old French Jasper Vangaever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
7 Suffixaufnahme and non-canonical converbs in Georgian Thomas Wier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
8 The accusative absolute and gerundial constructions in Late Latin Paola Cotticelli-Kurras, Eystein Dahl and Jelena Živojinović Open Access Download PDF	173
9 Converbs and participles: The case of Ancient Greek Anna Pompei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
10 A comparative syntax of converbs and related categories in Indo-European Carlotta Viti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
11 Syntactic behavior of canonical converbs and quasi-converbs in Uzbek Shinsuke Hidaka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Part III: The diachronic typology of converbs and their source constructions
12 The life cycle of converbs: A diachronic typology Daniel Ross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
13 The Czech converb confronted with its French and Polish counterparts: Investigation of diachronic factors shaping the properties of converbs Olga Nádvorníková Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
14 A comparative study of non-finite verb forms with narrative-chaining function in Hindi and Italian Lucrezia Carnesale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
15 A prefixed converbal structure in colloquial Arabic Adam Pospíšil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	443
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469
Language index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473

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December 30, 2024

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9783111335551

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December 30, 2024

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9783111335445

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Front matter:

10

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475

Illustrations:

14

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8

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1

Tables:

46

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111335551

eBook ISBN: 9783111335551

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Keywords for this book

Converbs; Subordination with non-finite Verbal Forms; Indo-European Languages; Language Contact; Linguistic Typology; Diachronic Typology.

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Researchers and scholars in Historical Linguistics, Linguistic Typology.

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Diachronic, Typological, and Areal Aspects of Converbs

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