[Lingtyp] lifespan of Perfect

[Eitan Grossman]

Hi Sergey,

Could you explain a bit what you mean by 'lifespan'?

Eitan


Eitan Grossman
Lecturer, Department of Linguistics/School of Language Sciences
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:12 PM, Sergey Lyosov <sergelyosov at inbox.ru> wrote:

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> Dear colleagues,
>
> what do we know about the life-time of “unstable” verbal categories, such
> as Perfect or Resultative? My studies of the history of the verb in Semitic
> languages make me suggest that this lifespan  may amount to some 200-300
> years or so. Are there studies of the problem based on a representative
> sample of languages?
>
>  Best,
>
> Sergey
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