Non-finiteness, complementation and evidentiality: the Lithuanian "Accusativus cum Participio" in a cross-linguistic perspective
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lithuanian; Accusative plus participle; Proposition; Finiteness; Latin.
ENThe relatedness of non-finite constructions and evidentiality has been observed in various European languages. Passive matrix verbs plus infinitive in English, the corresponding though less productive pattern in Dutch, reportive passives in Danish, and evidential participial constructions in Lithuanian have all received attention in the literature. We continue this line of investigation, focussing on the Accusativus cum Participio, found in contemporary Lithuanian only with verbs of communication, cognition and perception. Our quantitative and qualitative corpus-based analysis investigates its distribution in different types of discourse and provides evidence to support the claim that the use of the non-agreeing ‘be’-participle is obligatory because it marks a proposition. We compare our account with similar uses of non-finite verb in other languages. [From the publication]
- Mood and a transitivity restriction in Lithuanian : the case of the inferential evidential / James E. Lavine. Baltic linguistics. 2010, 1, p. 115-142.
- Конвербы в русском и литовском языках / Диана Бурбене, Алла Лихачева. Kalbų studijos 2021, Nr. 38, p. 61-80.
