Archaic syntax in Indo-European : the spread of transitivity in Latin and French
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Archaic syntax in Indo-European : the spread of transitivity in Latin and French
（Trends in linguistics, . Studies and monographs ; 125）
Mouton de Gruyter, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-379) and index
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This book analyzes structures in (early) Indo-European languages that traditionally have been difficult to account for: impersonal verbs, "mihi est" constructions to express possession, "mihi est" constructions in combination with a nominal form of the verb, and absolute constructions. It is argued that they are inherited from Proto-Indo- European and that they are residues of a stage at which the proto-language was non-nominative. Their gradual replacement with modern transitive structures, as demonstrated in detail in the development of Latin and French, shows the increasing importance of transitivity in the development of Indo-European.
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