The aim of this paper is to address the complex net of factors at play in the development of directive values out of deictic motion verbs. To do this, we will first discuss data from a number of unrelated languages showing how motion verbs may acquire a general (non-motion) directive function, and secondly we will complete the picture by comparing these paths with other diachronic scenarios involving motion verbs as sources of grammatical meanings. The paper is based on a convenience sample of 200 languages,
Caterina, M., Andrea, S. (2014). Go and come as sources of directive constructions. BERLIN : Mouton de Gruyter.
Go and come as sources of directive constructions
Caterina Mauri;
2014
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to address the complex net of factors at play in the development of directive values out of deictic motion verbs. To do this, we will first discuss data from a number of unrelated languages showing how motion verbs may acquire a general (non-motion) directive function, and secondly we will complete the picture by comparing these paths with other diachronic scenarios involving motion verbs as sources of grammatical meanings. The paper is based on a convenience sample of 200 languages,File in questo prodotto:
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