Abstract

NAU, Nicole. Constructions with 'take' in Latgalian: The limits of diachrony. SPiL plus (Online) [online]. 2023, vol.65, pp.55-65. ISSN 2224-3380.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5842/65-1-969.

A collection of Latgalian oral folktales published in 1895 shows a great frequency of multi-verb constructions with a modifying verb 'take', including Serial Verb Constructions. These constructions are not found in Old Latgalian written texts, while in modern writing, only one type is attested: pseudo-coordination. Although the documentation of Latgalian spans almost three centuries, it is not possible to show grammaticalization paths of multi-verb constructions, as these are register-specific.

Keywords : Latgalian; serial verb constructions; pseudo-coordination; take verbs; grammaticalization; register variation.

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