Non-finiteness, complementation and evidentiality: the Lithuanian "Accusativus cum Participio" in a cross-linguistic perspective

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Non-finiteness, complementation and evidentiality: the Lithuanian "Accusativus cum Participio" in a cross-linguistic perspective
In the Book:
Tense, aspect, modality, and evidentiality: crosslinguistic perspectives / edited by: Dalila Ayoun, Agnès Celle, Laure Lansari. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018. P. 239-260. (Studies in language companion series ; vol. 197)
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lithuanian; Accusative plus participle; Proposition; Finiteness; Latin.

ENThe relatedness of non-finite constructions and evidentiality has been observed in various European languages. Passive matrix verbs plus infinitive in English, the corresponding though less productive pattern in Dutch, reportive passives in Danish, and evidential participial constructions in Lithuanian have all received attention in the literature. We continue this line of investigation, focussing on the Accusativus cum Participio, found in contemporary Lithuanian only with verbs of communication, cognition and perception. Our quantitative and qualitative corpus-based analysis investigates its distribution in different types of discourse and provides evidence to support the claim that the use of the non-agreeing ‘be’-participle is obligatory because it marks a proposition. We compare our account with similar uses of non-finite verb in other languages. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1075/slcs.197.11uso
ISBN:
9789027200969
ISSN:
0165-7763; 9789027263902
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