基本説明
From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, be and have are analyzed in terms of a blended prototype model, wherein existence/copula for be and possession/relationship for have are inseparably combined.
Full Description
The complex diachronic and synchronic status of the concepts be and have can be understood only with consideration of their full range of constructions and functions. Data from modern Slavic languages (Russian, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian) provides a window into zero copulas, non-verbal have expressions, and verbal constructions. From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, be and have are analyzed in terms of a blended prototype model, wherein existence/copula for be and possession/relationship for have are inseparably combined. These concepts are related to each other in their functions and meanings and serve as organizing principles in a conceptual network of semantic neighbors, including give, take, get, become, make, and verbs of position and motion. Renewal and replacement of be and have occur through processes of polysemization and suppletization involving lexical items in this network. Topics include polysemy, suppletion, tense/mood auxiliaries, modality, causatives, evidentiality, function words, contact phenomena, syntactic calques, and idiomatic constructions.
Contents
1. List of tables; 2. List of figures and capsules; 3. Abbreviations and symbols used; 4. A note on the content and format of this book; 5. Chapter 1. Why be and have?; 6. Chapter 2. The relationship between be and have; 7. Chapter 3. Be in the modern Slavic languages; 8. Chapter 4. Have in the modern Slavic languages; 9. Chapter 5. Grammaticalization of be and have; 10. Chapter 6. Language contact and borrowing; 11. Chapter 7. Conclusions; 12. Appendix Data sources; 13. Bibliography; 14. Author index; 15. Language index; 16. Subject index
