Grammaticalization of the Definite Article in Armenian

The Classical Armenian definite article system is unusual for Indo-European, but paralleled in prehistoric common Kartvelian. It may represent an intermediate stage in grammaticalization between demonstratives and definite articles. The Kartvelian articles progressed further down the path of gram...

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Published in:	Armeniaca
Main Author:	Hodgson, Katherine
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2022-10-01
Subjects:	Armenian. Definite article. Definiteness. Grammaticalization. Indo-European. Kartvelian. Language contact. Specificity
Online Access:	http://doi.org/10.30687/arm/9372-8175/2022/01/008