Development of tense and aspect systems / edited by Jadranka Gvozdanović.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gvozdanović, Jadranka, editor.

Series:

Benjamins Current Topics

Benjamins Current Topics vol. 123

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2022]

Summary:

"Linguistic construal of time lies at the center of language and language use; it is also one of the cognitive foundations of culture. The focus of the papers in this volume is on historical developments of genetically different aspect and tense systems across continents, with contributions on the Sogeram languages of Papua New Guinea, the Arandic languages of Australia, Kisikongo Bantu, and Japanese. In addition, two prototypical Indo-European tense-aspect systems, those of Vedic and Latin, are analyzed in a comparative perspective. Across language groups and continents, the general principles revealed by the studies presented here contribute towards a novel and deepening understanding of tense and aspect. They contribute not only to modelling and theory, but also to a better understanding of processes in individual languages. Originally published as special issue of the Journal of Historical Linguistics 10:2 (2020)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The history of tense and aspect in the Sogeram family / Don Daniels

Development of aspect markers in Arandic languages, with notes on associated motion / Harold Koch

Kisikongo (Bantu, H16a) present-future isomorphism / Sebastian Dom, Gilles-Maurice de Schryver and Koen Bostoen

Historical change in the Japanese tense-aspect system / Heiko Narrog

Continuity and change in the aspect systems of Vedic and Latin / Eystein Dahl.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gvozdanović, Jadranka Development of Tense and Aspect Systems

ISBN:

9789027257444