Two remarkable features of Coptic syntax

Anne Boud'hors*, Ariel Shisha-Halevy

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Abstract

This study, more suggestive than conclusive, presents, illustrates and briefly discusses cases of "unorthodox" syntax in some dialects of Coptic, including Shenoutean Sahidic: (Ia) The Stative form as adjunct and/or adnexal expansion, where we rather expect the circumstantial Present with Stative rheme. This recalls the "synthetic" Stative of Old and Middle Egyptian. (Ib) The Stative in what seems deverbal adjective roles. (II) The element, well-established as a nonreferential copular constituent in certain Nominal Sentence patterns; also in situational-anaphoric or thetic roles. Some of these constructions were first observed by W. E. Crum in his early editions, especially of Theban and Fayyumic sources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-112
Number of pages8
JournalZeitschrift fur Agyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Volume139
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

Keywords

  • Adjective
  • Adnexal
  • Coptic and Egyptian
  • Neuter gender
  • Nominal Sentence
  • Stative form

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