helps to-X-constructions

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulze W.Schulze at LRZ.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE
Wed Aug 22 13:18:56 UTC 2007


Dear Colleagues,
just a little question: Does anybody has a term for what can be called 
"helps-to-X"-constructions, as in "Genetic variation *helps to* 
understand predisposition to schizophrenia"? (horribile dictu: 
Adjuvative?) And: is there any evidence that this function has become 
grammaticalized in terms of verbal morphology?
Many thanks in advance and best wishes,
Wolfgang

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