Definite referential null objects in Ancient Greek
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23182815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Luraghi (0000-0002-0584-1007, University of Pavia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indogermanische Forschungen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7262 • E-ISSN: 1613-0405 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110243482.167 |
| OpenAlex | W36492358 |
| ISBN | 9783110243482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
It is well known that direct objects of transitive verbs can be omitted in Greek in occurrences in which they refer to definite antecedents (hence the definition of ‘definite referential Null Objects). Under what conditions omission can occur has never been the topic of any detailed study. Based on previous research on Latin, and on extensive analysis of Greek texts, I try to describe these conditions. It turns out that there are constructions where omission is the rule (e.g. with conjunct participles), and thus must be regarded as syntactically conditioned. Other occurrences are best explained as a matter of high topicality and low communicative dynamism of the omitted objects.
Ancient Greek · Linguistics · Null (SQL) · Computer Science · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
Computational valency lexica and Homeric formularity
The Homeric Dependency Lexicon
Null and cognate objects and changes in (in)transitivity
Non-configurationality in diachrony
Anatolian morphosyntax
Non-nominative subjects in Latin and Ancient Greek
When phonology outranks syntax
Reciprocal constructions in Homeric Greek
| Citations per year | 0.62 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |