The East Baltic subjunctive : a contribution to the historical morphology of infinitive-based verbal formations / Simon Fries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fries, Simon, Author.

Series:

Studies in language change (De Gruyter Mouton)

Studies in Language Change [SLC] , 2163-0992 ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lithuanian language--Verb.

Lithuanian language.

Latvian language--Verb.

Latvian language.

Baltic languages--Verb.

Baltic languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2025]

System Details:

text file PDF

Biography/History:

Simon Fries, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Summary:

The two East Baltic languages Lithuanian and Latvian feature a secondary mood of potentiality, known as the subjunctive that ultimately goes back to the supine, an infinitival form. Setting out with a general discussion of the historical relation between the two East Baltic languages, this book seeks to explain why, when and how the supine developed into the subjunctive. In doing so, it provides the first exhaustive account of the evolution of the morphosyntactic paradigm of the subjunctive and all its attested forms in the East Baltic dialects. It thereby contributes to our understanding of the emergence of morphosyntactic structures and the typology of infinitive-based verbal formations.

Contents:

The historical relation between Lithuanian and Latvian

The historical development of the subjunctive

The origin of the subjunctive.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed April 29, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Fries, Simon. East Baltic subjunctive.

ISBN:

9783111703817

3111703819

9783111703961

3111703967

OCLC:

1559562025

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license