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Diathetic problem of the Baltic ā-preterits to the simple thematic presents.
- Source :
- Historical Linguistics / Historische Sprachforschung; Dec2021, Vol. 134 Issue 1, p290-311, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Two stem formations are known in the Baltic simple preterit system: the āpreterit and ē-preterit. This paper discusses the prehistoric background of the ā-preterit. Previous studies have indicated at least two Slavic categories comparable to the Baltic ā-preterit: the thematic aorist with the middle-intransitive meaning and the ā-aorist of the second stem in -a-. Based on the comparison of the Baltic ā-preterit and the Slavic ā-aorist, the Balto-Slavic ā-aorist is reconstructed, while the comparison of the middleintransitive thematic aorists in Slavic and some ā-preterit in Baltic allows for the reconstruction of the Balto-Slavic thematic aorist. Recent investigations have shown that the middle-intransitive thematic aorist in Proto-Balto-Slavic may have developed from the Indo-European middle root-aorist. On the other hand, the origin of the Balto-Slavic ā-aorist remains subject to debate, but it seems clear that the ā-aorist acquired a durative function in Balto-Slavic. Building on these previous studies, it is argued in this paper that the Baltic ā-preterit developed through a merger of at least two different Balto- Slavic categories. The article will also describe both how the merger might have taken place, and how the Baltic ā-preterit might have been organized through the merger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MERGERS & acquisitions
LITHUANIANS
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Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 09353518
- Volume :
- 134
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Historical Linguistics / Historische Sprachforschung
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173930112
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13109/hisp.2021.134.1.290