The chain of being and having in Slavic /

The chain of being and having in Slavic /

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Author / Creator:Clancy, Steven J.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010.
Description:1 online resource (297 pages)
Language:English
Series:Studies in language companion series; v. 122
Studies in language companion series.
Subject:
Slavic languages -- Verb.
Slavic languages -- Grammar.
Slavic languages -- Grammar.
Slavic languages -- Verb.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11243689
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ISBN:9789027287427
9027287422
9789027205896
9027205892
9027287422
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index.
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Summary: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. From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, be and have are analyzed in terms of a blended prototype model, wherein existence/copula for be and possession/relationship for have are inseparably combined. These concepts are related to each other in their functions and m.
Other form:Print version: Clancy, Steven J. Chain of being and having in Slavic. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 9789027205896

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