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Introduction to the special issue on ʻalreadyʼ expressions

Year: 2025

Type: editorial

Abstract: In this introduction, we outline the research question underlying this special issue: how do languages express ʻalreadyʼ and related notions, and how does this relate to the typological debate around the typological validity of the proposed category of “iamitive”? We also present the four studies in this issue, which, focusing on languages from diverse families and regions, offer contrasting perspectives on the iamitive hypothesis and contribute new data and criteria for its cross-linguistic assessment.

Source: Linguistics Vanguard

DOI: 10.1515/lingvan-2025-0080

Authors: Lidia Federica Mazzitelli, Bastian Persohn

Institutions: University of Naples - L'Orientale, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Awards: G236989233, Der konzeptuelle Raum phasaler Polarität. Eine Exploration

OpenAlex ID: W4413879892

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