On the Second Be Periphrasis (BE-2) in Kashubian
On the Second Be Periphrasis (BE-2) in Kashubian

Its Grammatical Status and Historical Development

Summary/Abstract: In remembrance of Professor Jerzy Treder (1942-2015) This article explores the grammatical status of Kashubian periphrastic constructions such as òn je jachóny ‘he is gone’ within the framework of the St. Petersburg school of linguistic typology. Based on a comparison of the preterite forms of BE-1 and HAVE-periphrasis in the contemporary language and German equivalents, a new classification of the Kashubian verbal system is proposed, namely, that BE-2 is the resultative. Using both contemporary and historical data, as well as geographical distribution, the author tries to show the possible direction of the development of BE-2 in the light of language contact.

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