On documenting language change as it happens

This study examines the grammaticalization of motion verbs in Italian within the periphrastic construction “motion verb + a + infinitive”. Verbs such as andare ‘to go’, venire ‘to come’ and tornare ‘to return’ develop functional uses and express aspectual meanings, such as culminative, inchoative-i...

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Published in:	Isogloss
Main Author:	Emanuela Li Destri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2024-12-01
Subjects:	motion verbs periphrases grammaticalization Italian diaphasic variation corpora
Online Access:	https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/418