In this paper, I discuss some prominent features of the Bulgarian external possessors and I argue that their constructions is are highly grammaticalized because of the NP-internal possessive clitics. I also propose two alternative mechanisms to derive the pronominal external possessor as a sentential constituent on the basis of the semantic properties of the predicate and the functions of the possessive clitic as signaling a benefactive/malefactive dative or a purely possessive function. Implicit in the argumentation is the comparison with the European languages where this construction is considerably more limited in scope and function.
Possessiveness and Grammaticalization in Constructions with an External Possessor in the Bulgarian Language
Iliyana Krapova
2023-01-01
Abstract
In this paper, I discuss some prominent features of the Bulgarian external possessors and I argue that their constructions is are highly grammaticalized because of the NP-internal possessive clitics. I also propose two alternative mechanisms to derive the pronominal external possessor as a sentential constituent on the basis of the semantic properties of the predicate and the functions of the possessive clitic as signaling a benefactive/malefactive dative or a purely possessive function. Implicit in the argumentation is the comparison with the European languages where this construction is considerably more limited in scope and function.
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