Dahl (1985, 138; 2000, 9-10) describes to a hierarchy of usage for perfects across languages. The hierarchy lays out […]
Category Archive: Grammar
The question was asked on Facebook about what principles might motivate the occurrence of indefinite noun phrases to […]
Both the Source (material) & Source (reflexive) senses involve an an element of identification of the TR with the LM.
“For illustrative purposes, let us sketch a plausible (though simplistic) scenario for the evolution of a complex category. […]
Already by the first century CE, ἐκ & ἀπό have experience over a thousand years of history and […]
Many New Testament scholars look at language typology with suspicion. Some believe that using typological studies is dangerous […]
“The habitual association of radical elements, grammatical elements, words, and sentences with concepts or groups of concepts related […]
Today’s the last day to book accommodations for the Greek Prepositions Workshop. So if you don’t have your […]
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