Time reference in Russian causative constructions

In my paper, I analyze the meaning of tense-aspect forms of Russian causative verbs, such as zastavit' 'make' and pozvolit' 'let'. I show that the situation is different, depending on whether the causer is an agent or an event. In constructions with an agentive causer t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander Letuchiy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2012-01-01
Series:Oslo Studies in Language
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/154