Depatientive construction in Georgian

Authors

  • Priscila Lima Pirini Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v46i1.1515

Keywords:

Georgian, depatientive construction, Cognitive Grammar

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze and discuss what we call depatientive constructions in Georgian (South Caucasian language); in order to contrast them with other related constructions in the language, i.e., more canonical constructions or those related by semantic or formal means. It is also argued that the depatientive construction is a voice phenomenon, i.e., a distinct way of conceptualizing events. The analysis presented here is based on the theoretical framework known as Cognitive Grammar (LANGACKER, 2008).

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Published

2017-11-21

How to Cite

Pirini, P. L. (2017). Depatientive construction in Georgian. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 46(1), 269–279. https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v46i1.1515

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Morfologia