[B-Greek] periphrastic construction with ERCOMAI

timothy mcmahon targum at msn.com
Sun Apr 26 17:31:34 EDT 2009


Had never thought in those terms before but it seems quite feasible. In Spanish, for example, several verbs of motion are used as auxiliaries with the present participle to lend a nuance to the progressive construction: vino cabalgando, 'he came riding'; siguen hablando, 'they continue speaking'; anda diciendo, 'she goes around saying'.



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