Lødrup, Helge: Norwegian Pseudocoordination with the Verb drive 'carry on': Control, Raising, Grammaticalization
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pseudocoordination looks like a coordination of two verb phrases, but its
grammatical properties are different from those of coordination. In this paper,
I propose that most pseudocoordinations are equi constructions with anaphoric
control - a revision of the analysis in Lødrup (2002). A pseudocoordination with
properties of its own has drive ‘carry on’ as its first verb. Its use could be
described as aspectual, or maybe rather pluractional. It is shown how drive in
its different uses shares grammatical properties with aspectual verbs, and finds
a place in their system. Pseudocoordination with drive is not always an equi
construction. In colloquial Norwegian, pseudocoordination with drive can also be
used as a raising construction. This seems to be a new phenomenon, which has
developed through grammaticalization.
December 22, 2022 |
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