ConSOLE 19 2011 • University of Groningen

Synchronic variation, gradualness, and the Jespersen Cycle

Emilienne Ngangoum

Utrecht University

e.n.ngangoum@uu.nl
Jespersen CycleSynchronic VariationGradualness

Abstract

The gradual aspect of the Jespersen cycle unfolds in various languages by the synchronic co-existence of negative strategies standardly associated with different Jespersen stages. This paper shows that there is an underlying principle regulating the redistribution of overlapping strategies across languages, and proposes a clause structure able to capture the overlap and continual shift of strategies throughout the JC.

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Emilienne Ngangoum (2011). synchronic variation, gradualness, and the jespersen cycle. In Proceedings of ConSOLE 19, edited by Enrico Boone, Kathrin Linke, Maartje Schulpen, (pp. 261-282).

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Ngangoum-Jespersen-2012, title={Synchronic variation, gradualness, and the Jespersen Cycle}, author={Emilienne Ngangoum}, booktitle={Proceedings of ConSOLE 19}, year={2011}, pages={261-282}, editor={Enrico Boone and Kathrin Linke and Maartje Schulpen} }

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