Sanzhi Dargwa belongs to the Dargwa (Dargi) languages (ISO dar; Glottocode sanz1248)
which form a subgroup of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Dagestanian) language family. Sanzhi …

This paper provides the first systematic investigation of the role of insubordination, the
diachronic conventionalization of formally subordinate clauses as main clauses, in the …

The past decade has witnessed an ever-increasing interest in insubordination and related
phenomena, particularly since the appearance of Evans'(2007) seminal paper …

This paper examines a construction in Aisi (Trans New Guinea) which consists of a formally
subordinate clause that expresses asserted meaning. This construction is called 'semi …

This paper examines a construction in Aisi (Trans New Guinea) which consists of a formally
subordinate clause that expresses asserted meaning. This construction is called “semi …

This chapter provides an overview of the diachronic typology of converbs, based on the
large-scale, worldwide typological survey in Ross (2021) and a literature review of the …

Udi occupies a special position among the East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian)
languages. As far as the traditional genetic classification is concerned, it is a peripheral …

This paper treats bridging constructions in the Tsezic languages (Bezhta, Hunzib, Khwarshi,
Hinuq, and Tsez) of the Nakh-Daghestanian language family. We describe the syntactic and …

As the papers in this volume make clear, categorial shift is often not categorical. Category-
altering processes do not necessarily shift all morphological, syntactic, and semantic …

Growing up in the rural north of the Netherlands I could not have imagined obtaining a
doctorate in Ancient Greek linguistics. As my father may recall, I used to actually have my …