This paper investigates the role that prefixes played in the development of the Slavic aspect category utilizing concepts from dynamic systems theory. It is argued that the bleaching of the prefix u- was crucial in the development of the perfectivizing function of Common Slavic prefixes, and that the semantic concept of change of state functioned as an attractor in the development of the network of prefixes and the aspect category as a whole.
University of Kansas, United States - ORCID: 0000-0002-4112-286X
Chapter Title
Prefixation in the Rise of Slavic Aspect
Authors
Stephen M. Dickey
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-698-9.07
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Publication Year
2017
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Book Title
The role of prefixes in the formation of aspectuality
Book Subtitle
Issues of grammaticalization
Editors
Rosanna Benacchio, Alessio Muro, Svetlana Slavkova
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
272
Publication Year
2017
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© 2017 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-698-9
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-697-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-698-9
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-128-8
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici
Series ISSN
2612-7687
Series E-ISSN
2612-7679