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Adjectival periphrasis in Ancient Greek: a cognitive analysis

Klaas Bentein (UGent)
(2013) ONOMAZEIN. 27. p.15-34
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In this article, I discuss Ancient Greek constructions consisting of a form of the verb eimi ‘I am’ and a present, perfect or aorist participle. More in particular, I focus on those uses where the participle is said to have an “adjectival” function. My main goal is to give a unified semantic description of this phenomenon, adopting a Cognitive framework. I show that adjectival periphrasis typically involves the predication of properties, which can be characterized in terms of low transitivity (Hopper & Thompson 1980). I furthermore argue that a so-called “property reading” involves a particular kind of conceptual integration, whereby only one component state of the verb eimi is elaborated by the participle.
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property predication, Cognitive Grammar, Ancient Greek, adjectival periphrasis, transitivity, conceptual integration

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Bentein, Klaas. “Adjectival Periphrasis in Ancient Greek: A Cognitive Analysis.” ONOMAZEIN, vol. 27, 2013, pp. 15–34.
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Bentein, K. (2013). Adjectival periphrasis in Ancient Greek: a cognitive analysis. ONOMAZEIN, 27, 15–34.
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Bentein, Klaas. 2013. “Adjectival Periphrasis in Ancient Greek: A Cognitive Analysis.” ONOMAZEIN 27: 15–34.
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Bentein, Klaas. 2013. “Adjectival Periphrasis in Ancient Greek: A Cognitive Analysis.” ONOMAZEIN 27: 15–34.
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Bentein K. Adjectival periphrasis in Ancient Greek: a cognitive analysis. ONOMAZEIN. 2013;27:15–34.
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K. Bentein, “Adjectival periphrasis in Ancient Greek: a cognitive analysis,” ONOMAZEIN, vol. 27, pp. 15–34, 2013.
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  author       = {{Bentein, Klaas}},
  issn         = {{0717-1285}},
  journal      = {{ONOMAZEIN}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{15--34}},
  title        = {{Adjectival periphrasis in Ancient Greek: a cognitive analysis}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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