From evaluative to deontic predication: Evidence for the grammaticalization path from clausal complementation strategies

A shift from evaluation (‘it is good, fitting’, etc.) to deontic modality is well known from the literature on grammaticalization. This article looks at it from the viewpoint of complementation. In Lithuanian, a complementation strategy characteristic of evaluative predicates has been carried over...

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Main Author: Axel Holvoet
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Vilnius University 2024-12-01
Series:Kalbotyra
Online Access:https://ojs.test/index.php/kalbotyra/article/view/37936
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