| Title |
The infinitive in Baltic and Balto-Slavic |
| Authors |
Villanueva Svensson, Miguel Karl |
| DOI |
10.1163/22125892-00701009 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Indo-European linguistics.. Leiden : Brill. 2019, vol. 7, iss. 1, p. 194-221.. ISSN 2212-5884. eISSN 2212-5892 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Baltic ; Slavic ; Indo-European ; infinitive ; converb |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article presents a new approach to the Baltic and Balto-Slavic infinitive system. It is argued that the traditional view (which, in essence, derives the Slavic infinitive -ti from PIE loc. sg. *-tēi̯and projects all Baltic infinitive endings back into Balto-Slavic) is for several reasons problematic. Balto-Slavic possessed just one infinitive (OCS -ti, Lith. -ti < Bl.-Sl. *-tī < PIE dat. sg. *-tei-̯ ei,̯ as per Hill 2016) and a supine (OCS -tъ, Lith. -tų < Bl.-Sl. *-tun < PIE acc. sg. *-tum). All other infinitive endings of Baltic (OPr. -twei, Lith. dial. -tie, Latv. refl. -tiê-s) were an exclusive creation of this branch. The reasons for the expansion of the infinitive in Baltic are also discussed. |
| Published |
Leiden : Brill |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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