The Chain of Being and Having in Slavic (Studies in Language Companion Series) by Steven J. Clancy
English | 2010 | ISBN: 9027205892 | True PDF | 314 pages | 15.7 Mb
English | 2010 | ISBN: 9027205892 | True PDF | 314 pages | 15.7 Mb
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 expressions, and verbal constructions.