LINGUIST List 17.1572

Mon May 22 2006

Books: Morphology/Syntax: Migdalski

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Directory         1.    Keetje van den Heuvel, The Syntax of Compound Tenses in Slavic: Migdalski
Message 1: The Syntax of Compound Tenses in Slavic: Migdalski
Date: 22-May-2006
From: Keetje van den Heuvel <lotlet.uu.nl>
Subject: The Syntax of Compound Tenses in Slavic: Migdalski


Title: The Syntax of Compound Tenses in Slavic Series Title: LOT Dissertation Serie Published: 2006 Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke
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Book URL: http://www.lotpublications.nl

Author: Krzysztof Migdalski, Center for Language Studies Electronic: ISBN: 9789076864990 Pages: 322 Price: U.S. $ 0.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9789076864990 Pages: 322 Price: Europe EURO 27.08
Abstract:

This dissertation examines the syntax of compound tenses in Slavic. Ittakes into account their diachronic development from Old Church Slavonic tothe current stages. Slavic languages use a number of compound tenseconstructions that are not found in many other Indo-European languagegroups. They also exhibit a wide range of morphologically diverseparticiples. Hence, their investigation leads to a verification of somecommon assumptions concerning the properties and structure of compound tenses.

The dissertation explores the constructions formed with the l-participleand the auxiliary 'be'. The l-participle shows agreement with the subject,and is claimed to undergo XP movement to SpecTP in order to check theφ-features of T. This structure is contrasted with the compound tenseformed with the auxiliary 'have' and the past/passive participle, which hasbeen completely grammaticalized in Germanic and Romance languages, but inSlavic it has fully developed only in Kashubian and Macedonian.

Special attention is given to the question of typological differences amongSlavic languages, especially with respect to the inventory of compoundtenses and auxiliary cliticization. It is assumed that the variation arosebecause of an overlap in marking aspectual distinctions by both aspectualmorphology and aspectual past tenses in Proto Slavic and Old ChurchSlavonic. One way to remove this overlap was a morphological reduction ofauxiliaries into clitics and suffixes. It is demonstrated that thisreduction is reflected in syntax, and leads to a reanalysis of l-participleraising as a head movement operation.

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology                             Syntax
Subject Language(s): None () Language Family(ies): Slavic Subgroup
Written In: English (eng )

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