ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN

The research describes the modern functional-grammatical specificity of the verb lassen in German, the influence of pre-grammatical changes in the semantics of the verb lassen on its present function. The following analysis shows the modal status of lassen is ambiguous. The historical data specify a...

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Váldodahkki: A. A. Balakina
Materiálatiipa: Artihkal
Giella:English
Almmustuhtton: Kemerovo State University 2014-02-01
Ráidu:Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
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Liŋkkat:https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1352
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description The research describes the modern functional-grammatical specificity of the verb lassen in German, the influence of pre-grammatical changes in the semantics of the verb lassen on its present function. The following analysis shows the modal status of lassen is ambiguous. The historical data specify a possible reason to include lassen in the group of modal verbs: a deep history of the verb (along with modal verbs), its high degree of grammaticalization and its use without particle zu. Modal meaning of the verb lassen ‘to permit’, ‘to order’ is associated with the semantic component of another person’s will. As a modal verb, lassen has the functional-grammatical monosemanticity (permissive function) due to stability of its lexical semantics since Teutonic period (before grammaticalization).
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spelling doaj.art-8139618e64e049929a3e3d925702c7342023-07-13T12:08:32ZengKemerovo State UniversityВестник Кемеровского государственного университета2078-89752078-89832014-02-0102-21801831351ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSENA. A. Balakina0National Research Tomsk State UniversityThe research describes the modern functional-grammatical specificity of the verb lassen in German, the influence of pre-grammatical changes in the semantics of the verb lassen on its present function. The following analysis shows the modal status of lassen is ambiguous. The historical data specify a possible reason to include lassen in the group of modal verbs: a deep history of the verb (along with modal verbs), its high degree of grammaticalization and its use without particle zu. Modal meaning of the verb lassen ‘to permit’, ‘to order’ is associated with the semantic component of another person’s will. As a modal verb, lassen has the functional-grammatical monosemanticity (permissive function) due to stability of its lexical semantics since Teutonic period (before grammaticalization).https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1352german verb lassenmodal functioningrole of semanticsgrammaticalizationpregrammatical changes
spellingShingle A. A. Balakina
ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
german verb lassen
modal functioning
role of semantics
grammaticalization
pregrammatical changes
title ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
title_full ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
title_fullStr ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
title_full_unstemmed ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
title_short ON THE PROBLEM OF MODAL STATUS OF THE VERB LASSEN
title_sort on the problem of modal status of the verb lassen
topic german verb lassen
modal functioning
role of semantics
grammaticalization
pregrammatical changes
url https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1352
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