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Periphrastic Causative Constructions in Persian, Kurmanji, Tat and Armenian: A Grammaticalization Cline

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this study, we focus on a syntactic construction involving the verb ‘give’ combined with an infinitive or a fully-fledged verb, which has been grammaticalized to varying degrees as a periphrastic causative construction in a few Iranian languages (e.g. Kurmanji, Tat, Persian), but also in Armenian, both Eastern and Western, another Indo-European language spoken in the same geographic area. We present the syntactic and semantic properties of these constructions, highlighting their divergence and convergence and showing the grammaticalization cline from semantically transparent and syntactically free constructions (e.g. Persian) to highly grammaticalized and cohesive constructions (e.g. Armenian). We also hypothesize on the reasons for similarities and differences.

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Authors: Shariatmadari, Milad, Samvelian, Pollet, Khurshudyan, Victoria

Institutions: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Langues, Textes, Traitements Informatiques, Cognition, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Structure et Dynamique des Langues

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7205349448

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