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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Oslo
2012-01-01
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Series: | Oslo Studies in Language |
Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/154 |