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The chain of being and having in Slavic /

The complex diachronic and synchronic status of the concepts be and have can be understood only with consideration of their full range of constructions and functions. Data from modern Slavic languages (Russian, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian) provides a window into zero copulas, non-verbal have expression...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clancy, Steven J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010.
Colección:Studies in language companion series.
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  • The Chain of Being and Having in Slavic; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures and capsules; Abbreviations and symbols used; A note on the content and format of this book; Ch 1. Why BE and HAVE?; Ch 2. The Relationship Between be and have; Ch 3. Be in the modern Slavic languages; Ch 4. Have in the modern Slavic languages; Ch 5. Grammaticalization of be and have; Ch 6. Language contact and borrowing; Ch 7. Conclusions; Appendix: data sources; Bibliography; Author index; Language index; Subject index.