Sources of auxiliation in the perfects of Europe
Bridget Drinka
This paper explores the complex role of language contact in development be and have auxiliation periphrastic perfects Europe. Beginning with influence Ancient Greek on Latin, it traces spread category across western Europe identifies Carolingian scribal tradition as largely responsible for extending use perfect alongside Charlemagne’s realm. Outside that territory, by contrast, “peripheral” areas like Iberia, Southern Italy, England, came to used only auxiliary. Within innovating core area, a further innovation began Paris 12th century contiguous France, Germany, northern Italy: semantic shift from anterior preterital meaning. What can concluded these three successive instances diffusion history is should regarded one essential “multiple sources” innovation, fundamental explanatory mechanism change.
Studies in Language