Constructions with ‘take’ in Latgalian: The limits of diachrony

  • Nicole Nau Department of Scandinavian Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland https://orcid.org/
Keywords: Latgalian, serial verb constructions, pseudo-coordination, take verbs, grammaticalization, register variation

Abstract

A collection of Latgalian oral folktales published in 1895 shows a great frequency of multi-verb constructions with a modifying verb ‘take’, including Serial Verb Constructions. These constructions are not found in Old Latgalian written texts, while in modern writing, only one type is attested: pseudo-coordination. Although the documentation of Latgalian spans almost three centuries, it is not possible to show grammaticalization paths of multi-verb constructions, as these are register-specific.
Published
2022-12-31
How to Cite
Nau, N. (2022). Constructions with ‘take’ in Latgalian: The limits of diachrony. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 65(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.5842/65-1-969

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