A comparison between grammaticalization process of future tense in Greek and Serbian
Uporedna analiza gramatikalizacije budućeg vremena u grčkom i srpskom jeziku

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to describe and compare a common Balkan feature in Greek and Serbian, the periphrastic will future and the degree of grammaticalization in both languages, in order to reach conclusions about the similarities and the differences of the two processes and stages of grammaticalization from a diachronic point of view. First, Greek future tense and its development are analyzed from Ancient Greek to Modern Greek, and then the development of future tense from Old Church Slavonic to Serbian is described. To conclude, grammaticalization stages and future marker development are compared diachronically.

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