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The Grammaticalization of 'Give' + Infinitive - A Comparative Study of Russian, Polish, and Czech (Hardcover)
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The Grammaticalization of 'Give' + Infinitive - A Comparative Study of Russian, Polish, and Czech (Hardcover)
Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
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Verbs denoting 'to give' have developed grammatical meanings in
many languages of the world. The present study analyses the
grammaticalization of give in causative and modal constructions in
the closely related Slavic languages Russian, Polish and Czech.
Adopting a corpus driven approach, it takes departure from a
detailed analysis of the use of these constructions in large
reference corpora. This synchronic approach is supplemented by an
analysis of the use of these constructions in Old Church Slavonic
and by diachronic corpus-based accounts of the developments in
Czech and Polish. The study provides thorough descriptions of the
syntax and semantics of causative constructions, ranging from
permissive (letting someone do something) and reflexive permissive
(letting something be done to oneself) to factitive causative
(having something done by someone). It traces the development and
synchronic status of modals that have developed out of reflexive
permissives in Polish and Czech. General issues discussed in the
study include polarity sensitivity in causatives, types of causee
coding, the emergence of non-agreeing diathesis structures in
Polish and the role of language contact with German.
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