31.2885, Qs: Objects of 'between' across languages

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LINGUIST List: Vol-31-2885. Wed Sep 23 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 31.2885, Qs: Objects of 'between' across languages

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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:40:32
From: Joost Zwarts [j.zwarts at uu.nl]
Subject: Objects of 'between' across languages

 
Dear all,

This is a query about how languages express ‘between’ with two explicit
objects. English has a conjunction between those objects (‘between A and B’),
but Hebrew has alternative ways of doing this. I know it from Biblical Hebrew,
where there are two main constructions: ‘bên A u-bên B’ (between A and-between
B) and ‘bên A l@ B’ (between A to B), and similar constructions exist in
modern Hebrew. I would like to know whether there are there more languages
that, like Hebrew, have something else than a simple (‘collectivizing’)
conjunction between the two objects of their ‘between’ counterpart. Any
suggestions or pointers would be appreciated. I’ll try to post a summary.

Best wishes,
Joost Zwarts
Utrecht University
https://www.uu.nl/staff/JZwarts
 

Linguistic Field(s): Typology



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