The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions: A cross-linguistic exploration

Bastian Persohn

Synopsis

Expressions from the semasiological domain of phasal polarity (ʻstillʼ, ʻalreadyʼ, etc.) tend to be highly polyfunctional, with their various uses often extending into a wide range of other linguistic domains, both time-related and non-temporal. Yet these patterns have hitherto been investigated mostly for individual languages or smaller groups. This volume presents the first ever larger-scale survey of the numerous functions of expressions whose meanings include the notion of ʻstill’, making use of a global sample of 76 varieties from 45 distinct phyla. It is aimed at semanticists, typologists and descriptive grammarians alike.

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The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions: A cross-linguistic exploration

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Bastian Persohn

Bastian Persohn holds a PhD in general linguistics from the University of Cologne and a postdoctoral degree in the same field from the University of Jena. His research focusses on cross-linguistic variation in the expression of tense, aspect, and adjacent semasiological domains.

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Published

July 12, 2024
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Series

Research on Comparative Grammar

Online ISSN

2749-781X

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2749-7801
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Persohn, Bastian. 2024. The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions: A cross-linguistic exploration. (Research on Comparative Grammar 4). Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11381664
Copyright (c) 2024 Bastian Persohn

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978-3-96110-475-8

doi

10.5281/zenodo.11381664

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978-3-98554-104-1

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180mm x 245mm