Aktionsart in the Old High German Passive with special reference to the Tatian and Isidor translations

This study sets out an "Aktionsart"-based model to account for the distribution of "uuesan" and "uuerdan" in the Old High German passive. An empirical analysis of major Old High German works demonstrates that the choice of copula can be explained by this model, or by precisely defined departures from it, each of which represents a form of grammaticalization. Detailed examination of the Tatian and ...