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Summary of replies to query about aspect in Baltic
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| Author: | Rose Thomas | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Morphology
Semantics |
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| Language Family: |
Eastern Baltic
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| Summary: |
Last week, I posted a query concerning the expression of aspect in the
Baltic IE languages (Linguist 14.2168). I would like to thank the following for their replies: Prof. Gary H. Toops, Alexsas Girdenis, Alexsey V. Andronov, Sturla Berg-Olsen, Prof. Charles E. Gribble, Prof. P.I. Kirtchuk-Halevi Gary H. Toops (Wichita State University) informed me that basically, Perfective aspect is expressed in Baltic via the use of a prefix, though the category is not grammaticalised to the same extent that it is in Slavic, and recommended his article ''The grammar of Paraphrastic Imperfectives in Latvian and Upper Sorbian'', SLavic And East European Journal,45 (2001) Alexsas Girdenis recommended the following: Lithuanian Grammar, V. Ambrazas (ed.) Baltos Lankos, 1997 Alexsey V. Andronov (St. Petersburg State University) also informed me that the Baltic languages use a prefix to indicate Perfectivity, and do not use a difference of object cases to indicate the Perfective/Imperfective distinction (the partitive genitive is apparently now almost obsolete in Latvian anyway), and recommended the following: A short grammar of Lithuanian, T. Mathiessen, Slavica Publ. 1996, and: A short Grammar of Latvian (same author, publisher) 1997. Sturla Berg-Olsen (University of Oslo) also informed me that the aspectual distinction is achieved via the use of a prefix, and not by a difference in object case (again pointing out that partitive genitives have almost died out in Latvian), although the distinction is not as fully grammaticalised as it is in Slavic. Also, it is not wholly impossible for a genitive object to occur with an Imperfective verb-form in Lithuanian, as it is in Russian. Prof. Charles E. Gribble (Ohio State University) recommended several books and articles, including those already referred to above. Prof. P.I. Kirtchuk-Halevi recommeded that I contact Leah Savitzky at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, however I was unable to make contact. Thanks to all concerned. Language-Family: Eastern Baltic; Code: IEDA |
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| LL Issue: | 14.2230 | |
| Date Posted: | 25-Aug-2003 | |
| Original Query: | Read original query | |
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