Re-examining the 'origins' of the prenominal periphrastic possessive construction Jan z'n boek in Dutch
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The dative reanalysis 'origins' explanation for prenominal periphrastic possessive constructions (PPPCs) in Dutch has been maintained for well over a century. This paper brings new evidence to bear on this hypothesis, arguing that while genitive relational case marking on the possessor NP in earlier Dutch PPPCs is clearly attested, we lack evidence that the dative was used in this way. Instead, two types of case marking strategies are in use in earlier Dutch PPPCs - one relational and one...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2012 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/59381 |
Source: | Diachronica |
DOI: | 10.1075/dia.29.1.02hen |
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