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The expression of predicative Possession in Lithuanian
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February 1, 2014
Abstract
The object of this paper are the linguistic means used in Lithuanian to express predicative Possession. The possessive constructions are individuated and described, as along with the semantic constraints that favor or disfavor their use. It is claimed that the evidence provided in this paper confirms what Činčlej (1990) stated: Lithuanian should be considered as occupying a transitional position between the have-and the be-languages, contra Isačenko (1974), who considered it as a pure have-language. The role that language contact may have played in determining the Lithuanian way of expressing Possession is also considered.
Keywords: predicative possession; ture˙ti ‘have’; asymmetrical relationship; conceptualization; topicalized genitive
Published Online: 2014-02-01
Published in Print: 2013-12
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Keywords for this article
predicative possession;
ture˙ti ‘have’;
asymmetrical relationship;
conceptualization;
topicalized genitive
