Transitivity and Aspect in Sahidic Coptic: Studies in the Morphosyntax of Native and Greek-Origin Verbs

Transitivity and Aspect in Sahidic Coptic consists of three studies united by the common topic voice alternations Sahidic. Having established that verbal system is based on split causativity (for term see Kulikov L.I., “Split causativity: remarks correlations between transitivity, aspect, tense”), work introduces concept an aspect-transitivity grid, which unmarked infinitival form ascribed voice-aspect meaning according to conjugation pattern it appears in. The establishes a correlation morphosyntactic properties verbs their semantic properties, such as lexical aspect agentivity. Chapter 2 explores formal periphrastic circumstantial construction. Voice marking phenomena Greek-origin are examined chapter 3. results obtained this study may be further used language contact research, well general typological linguistics.