Modern Windermere: Difference between revisions
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===Phonological history=== | ===Phonological history=== | ||
===Grammatical history=== | ===Grammatical history=== | ||
*Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices. | *Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices, cf. the development of PIE aspects and Semitic binyanim. | ||
*Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system. | *Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system. | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 4 January 2018
Modern Windermere is the sole modern descendant of Classical Windermere.
Diachronics
Phonological history
Grammatical history
- Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices, cf. the development of PIE aspects and Semitic binyanim.
- Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.
Phonology
Morphology
Praveen's last idea for Tigal: auxiliary-based
Syntax
AuxSVO or maybe AuxAVE if ergative