The Past Tense Forms in “Prosta Mova”: On Materials of The Peresopnytsia Gospels in Comparison with the 1580’s V. Tjapisnki Gospel Cover Image

Формы прошедшего времени в “простой мове”: на материале Пересопницкого Евангелия в сравнении с Евангелием Тяпинского
The Past Tense Forms in “Prosta Mova”: On Materials of The Peresopnytsia Gospels in Comparison with the 1580’s V. Tjapisnki Gospel

Author(s): Ekaterina Andreevna Smirnova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, 16th Century
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: “prosta mova”; perfect; pluperfect; V. Tjapinski’s Gospel; The Peresopnytsia Gospels;

Summary/Abstract: The present article deals with the evolution of the past tense forms in ‘prosta mova’, basing on The Peresopnytsia Gospels (further on PG). The study traces the formation, variation and the Polish linguistic influence on ‘prosta mova’ past tense. Special attention is paid to the problem of translation and the uneven distribution of the past tense forms in PG in comparison with the 1580’s V. Tjapisnki Gospel. The comparative analysis and the description of two verbal systems of the past tense are shown in the table.

  • Issue Year: 63/2018
  • Issue No: -
  • Page Range: 173-195
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Russian