Periphrastic

From: Richard Lindeman (richlind@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Dec 11 1995 - 09:01:45 EST


I have noted that there appears to be a merging or mixing of some
categories in uses of participles. Forinstance, many participles it
seems, when *following* a transitive verb, can be translated just as if
they were periphrastic. Even though the copulative verb is absent, it
seems as if a transitive verb within itself carries the force of the
verb eimi. I have difficulty classifying all of these participles as
being circumstantial.

It also seems that when the participle *follows* a verb it is
associated with that this participle often seems to have the impact of
"supplementing" the meaning of that verb. I am tempted at such times
to call the participle supplementary instead of circumstantial. In
contrast, when the participle *precedes* the verb that it is
associated with it has the impact of "anticipating" the meaning of that
verb.

Rich Lindeman

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