That which is known as tmesis in Homeric Greek – i.e. the co-occurrence of a particle and a verb in a discontinuous phrase – is cross-linguistically an instance of verb-particle constructions. Synchronically, it is a mechanism exploited by singers to suit metric and pragmatic requirements. From a diachronic perspective, it allows us to analyze the phases of the grammaticalization process from verb-particle constructions to preverbs. In Homeric Greek this process can be reconstructed almost in its entirety, i.e. from the sporadic co-occurrence of P with a verb for syntactic needs and semantic compatibility to the univerbation.

Pompei, A. (2014). Phrasal verbs and preverbs in Homeric Greek between telicization, incorporation and valency change. In The Greek verb: Morphology, Syntax, Semantics.Proceedingsof the 8th International Meeting on Greek Linguistics. Agrigento, October 1-3, 2009. (pp.253-276). Louvain-Paris : Peeters.

Phrasal verbs and preverbs in Homeric Greek between telicization, incorporation and valency change

POMPEI, Anna
2014-01-01

Abstract

That which is known as tmesis in Homeric Greek – i.e. the co-occurrence of a particle and a verb in a discontinuous phrase – is cross-linguistically an instance of verb-particle constructions. Synchronically, it is a mechanism exploited by singers to suit metric and pragmatic requirements. From a diachronic perspective, it allows us to analyze the phases of the grammaticalization process from verb-particle constructions to preverbs. In Homeric Greek this process can be reconstructed almost in its entirety, i.e. from the sporadic co-occurrence of P with a verb for syntactic needs and semantic compatibility to the univerbation.
2014
978-90-429-2722-3
Pompei, A. (2014). Phrasal verbs and preverbs in Homeric Greek between telicization, incorporation and valency change. In The Greek verb: Morphology, Syntax, Semantics.Proceedingsof the 8th International Meeting on Greek Linguistics. Agrigento, October 1-3, 2009. (pp.253-276). Louvain-Paris : Peeters.
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