Slavic *jazditi ‘to ride’ and its implications for the development of the category of (in)determinacy

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2006Author
Greenberg, Marc L.
Dickey, Stephen M.
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Maribor: Slavistično društvo; Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU
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This paper presents a fresh look at the etymology of the Slavic verb *jazditi
‘ride’ and discusses implications for the rise of the category of determinacy-indeterminacy in the verbs of motion in Slavic which follow from non-mainstream view of the etymology of this verb. The authors claim that the verb stem was formed as a serial verb containing both the inherited Indo-European elements ‘travel’ and ‘sit’. The formation suggests that the category of verbs traditionally labeled »indeterminate« are in fact manner of motion verbs.
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961-6320-38-6Collections
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Jezikovna predanost. Akademiku prof. dr. Jožetu Toporišiču ob 80-letnici, pp. 153-158
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