| Preface |
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| Less Common Alphabet Symbols |
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| Abbreviations and Symbols |
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| Chapter One Introduction |
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1 | (34) |
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1. The Balkan Sprachbund phenomenon |
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2. Which features count as Balkan Sprachbund features? |
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3 | (24) |
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Schaller's primary and secondary Balkanisms |
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15 | (3) |
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Sotta's morphological, syntactic and "other" Balkanisms |
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18 | (3) |
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Golab's typological similarities |
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21 | (2) |
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Lindstedt's Balkanization index |
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23 | (1) |
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Balkan Sprachbund features singled out in general linguistics books |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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3. How did the Balkan Sprachbund features develop? |
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27 | (2) |
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4. The Balkan Sprachbund features in this book |
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29 | (6) |
| Chapter Two Ethno-Historical Considerations |
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35 | (14) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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3. Greek in retrospective |
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36 | (2) |
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4. Origin of the Balkan Romance languages |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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6. The Balkan Slavic languages |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (1) |
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8 Turkey and Turkish on the Balkans |
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46 | (3) |
| Chapter Three Cases and Articles |
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49 | (190) |
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49 | (37) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (8) |
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63 | (9) |
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Possessive clitics and non-clitic pronominal possessive modifiers |
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72 | (9) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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81 | (5) |
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86 | (22) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (6) |
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94 | (7) |
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Possessive clitics and non-clitic pronominal possessive modifiers |
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101 | (5) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (10) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (7) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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118 | (1) |
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4. The South-Eastern Serbian dialects |
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118 | (7) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (27) |
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125 | (9) |
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134 | (5) |
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Possessive pronominal modifiers |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (4) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (15) |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (6) |
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Pronominal possessive modifiers |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (19) |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (5) |
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Pronominal possessive modifiers |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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180 | (6) |
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186 | (17) |
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186 | (4) |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (5) |
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Pronominal possessive modifiers |
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199 | (1) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (126) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (7) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (5) |
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Use of prepositions to express case relations |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (17) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (6) |
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Pronominal possessive modifiers |
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233 | (2) |
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Prepositions and case relations |
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235 | (4) |
| Chapter Four Clitic Clusters and Clitic Doubling |
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239 | (94) |
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242 | (17) |
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Macedonian clausal clitic system |
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242 | (10) |
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Direct object clitic-doubling |
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252 | (3) |
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Indirect-object clitic-doubling |
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255 | (2) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (12) |
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Bulgarian clausal clitic system |
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260 | (5) |
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Conditions for clitic-doubling of lexical nominals |
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265 | (3) |
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Clitic-doubling of pronouns |
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268 | (1) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (8) |
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Serbo-Croatian clausal clitic system |
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271 | (5) |
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276 | (1) |
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Clitic-doubling in the eastern periphery of the South-Eastern Serbian dialects |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (13) |
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Romanian clausal clitic system |
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279 | (5) |
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Direct-object clitic-doubling |
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284 | (3) |
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Indirect- object clitic-doubling |
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287 | (1) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (7) |
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Megleno-Romanian clausal clitic system |
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292 | (3) |
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Direct-object clitic-doubling |
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295 | (2) |
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Indirect-object clitic-doubling |
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297 | (1) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (8) |
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Aromanian clausal clitic system |
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300 | (3) |
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Direct-object clitic-doubling |
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303 | (1) |
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Indirect-object clitic-doubling |
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304 | (1) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (8) |
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Albanian clausal clitic system |
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307 | (3) |
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Indirect-object clitic-doubling |
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310 | (1) |
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Direct-object clitic-doubling |
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310 | (4) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (14) |
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Modern Greek clausal clitic system |
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315 | (4) |
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Direct-object clitic-doubling |
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319 | (5) |
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Indirect-object clitic-doubling |
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324 | (2) |
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Clitic-doubling of "wh" words |
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326 | (2) |
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Clitic-doubling in coordinate structures |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (4) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (3) |
| Chapter Five The Perfect and the Evidential |
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333 | (80) |
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336 | (15) |
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Forms of the "be" and "have" present and past perfect |
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337 | (3) |
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Use of the "be" perfect in subsystem (A) |
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340 | (2) |
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Use of the "be" past perfect |
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342 | (1) |
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Uses of the "have" perfects |
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342 | (3) |
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"Be" perfect with passive participles |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (5) |
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351 | (10) |
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The Bulgarian perfect and its relationship to the aorist and the imperfect |
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351 | (6) |
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357 | (2) |
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Evidential functions of the Bulgarian perfects |
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359 | (1) |
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The probabilitive mood of the Bulgarian village of Novo Selo |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (8) |
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The Serbo-Croatian perfect |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (2) |
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Present and past perfects in the South-Eastern Serbian dialects |
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366 | (3) |
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369 | (7) |
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Simple and composite perfects |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (1) |
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Use of the "be" auxiliary |
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372 | (3) |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (7) |
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Forms of the Megleno-Romanian perfects |
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377 | (1) |
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Use of the Megleno-Romanian present perfect |
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378 | (2) |
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Use of the Megleno-Romanian past perfect |
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380 | (1) |
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Use of the inverted present perfect |
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380 | (1) |
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Use of the inverted past perfect |
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381 | (1) |
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Use of the "be" auxiliary |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (6) |
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Forms of the Aromanian "have" perfect |
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384 | (1) |
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Use of the Aromanian present perfect |
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385 | (1) |
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Use of the Aromanian past perfect |
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386 | (1) |
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Use of the "be" auxiliary |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (8) |
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Forms of the Albanian perfect tenses |
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390 | (1) |
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Use of the perfect tenses in Standard and Tosk Albanian |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (2) |
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Use of the evidential forms |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (3) |
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Northern Geg Albanian perfect forms |
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397 | (1) |
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Use of the perfect tenses in Northern Geg Albanian |
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398 | (2) |
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400 | (7) |
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Forms of the Modern Greek perfect tenses |
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401 | (1) |
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Use of the Modem Greek perfect tenses |
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402 | (4) |
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Use of the "be" auxiliary |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (6) |
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The "be" auxiliary and its use in the formation of the Arli analytic tenses |
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407 | (3) |
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Use of the Arli "he" perfect and its interrelationship with the composite past tense |
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410 | (3) |
| Chapter Six Infinitives and Subjunctives |
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413 | (244) |
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416 | (40) |
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An Infinite-like function of verbal nouns |
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416 | (1) |
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The subjunctive marker in contrast with indicative complementizers |
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417 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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419 | (5) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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424 | (7) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the impersonal modals ima and nema |
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431 | (2) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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433 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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435 | (4) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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439 | (5) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of modal clitics |
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444 | (2) |
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446 | (5) |
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451 | (3) |
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Sentences with temporal clauses |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (28) |
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Remnants of the infinitive |
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456 | (1) |
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The subjunctive marker in contrast with indicative complementizers |
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457 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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459 | (3) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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462 | (6) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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468 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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470 | (3) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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473 | (3) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of auxiliary modals |
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476 | (1) |
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476 | (6) |
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482 | (2) |
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484 | (27) |
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484 | (1) |
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Future tense with infinitives |
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485 | (3) |
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488 | (1) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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489 | (3) |
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Typical uses of the subjunctive construction |
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492 | (7) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the modals imati and nemati |
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499 | (1) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the frozen form of biti |
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499 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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500 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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502 | (1) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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503 | (4) |
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507 | (1) |
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Future tenses with subjunctive constructions |
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508 | (3) |
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511 | (29) |
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"Short" and "long" infinitives |
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511 | (4) |
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Romanian future tense with infinitives and present conditional tense |
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515 | (2) |
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517 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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519 | (2) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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521 | (6) |
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Romanian future tenses with subjunctive constructions |
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527 | (1) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of raising verbs |
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528 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh"-words as arguments or adjuncts |
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529 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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531 | (3) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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534 | (3) |
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537 | (3) |
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540 | (18) |
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Use of the Megleno-Romanian infinitive |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (1) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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542 | (1) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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542 | (5) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the modal ari |
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547 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh"-words as arguments or adjuncts |
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548 | (1) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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549 | (4) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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553 | (4) |
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557 | (1) |
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558 | (23) |
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Use of the infinitive forms |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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560 | (1) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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560 | (5) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the modal are |
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565 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh"-words as arguments or adjuncts |
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566 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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568 | (5) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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573 | (3) |
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576 | (2) |
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578 | (2) |
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Sentences with temporal clauses |
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580 | (1) |
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581 | (28) |
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Formation of the (Tosk) Albanian participle |
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581 | (1) |
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"Infinitival" usage of the Standard and Tosk Albanian participle |
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582 | (3) |
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Subjunctive constructions in contrast with indicative complements |
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585 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in the subjunctive construction |
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587 | (1) |
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Typical uses of the subjunctive constructions |
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587 | (6) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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593 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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595 | (2) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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597 | (6) |
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(Tosk) Albanian future tenses |
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603 | (4) |
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607 | (1) |
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Sentences with temporal clauses |
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608 | (1) |
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609 | (4) |
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Forms of the infinitive in North Geg Albanian |
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609 | (1) |
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Use of the infinitive in North Geg Albanian |
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610 | (1) |
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Northen Geg Albanian future tenses |
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611 | (1) |
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Interaction of the infinitive and the subjunctive construction in conditional sentences |
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611 | (2) |
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613 | (23) |
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613 | (1) |
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The subjunctive marker in contrast with indicative complementizers |
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613 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in subjunctive constructions |
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615 | (1) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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616 | (6) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the modal exo |
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622 | (1) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of raising verbs |
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622 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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623 | (1) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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624 | (5) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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629 | (3) |
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Modern Greek future tenses |
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632 | (1) |
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633 | (2) |
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Sentences with temporal clauses |
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635 | (1) |
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636 | (71) |
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The subjunctive marker in contrast with indicative complementizers |
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636 | (2) |
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Forms of verbs in subjunctive constructions |
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638 | (1) |
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Typical uses of subjunctive constructions |
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639 | (4) |
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Subjunctive constructions as complements of the modals isi and na(n)e |
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643 | (1) |
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Subjunctive complements with "wh" words as arguments or adjuncts |
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644 | (2) |
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Subjunctive constructions as nominal modifiers or as adjuncts |
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646 | (2) |
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Bare subjunctive constructions |
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648 | (4) |
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652 | (2) |
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654 | (1) |
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Sentences with temporal clauses |
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655 | (2) |
| Appendix One Core Vocabularies |
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657 | (26) |
| Appendix Two Sample Texts |
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683 | (14) |
| Appendix Three Languages Spoken on the Balkans |
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697 | (10) |
| References |
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707 | (14) |
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Books and papers referred to in the text |
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707 | (11) |
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718 | (3) |
| Subject Index |
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721 | (20) |
| Index of languages, dialects, ethnonyms and toponyms |
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741 | (6) |
| Author Index |
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