Abstract

The paper looks into the history and synchrony of the Coptic periphrastic pattern, suggesting that the diathesis might be one of the factors triggering its usage. Contrary to the well-established opinion, it is demonstrated that Coptic periphrastic constructions do not have inchoative semantics. The paper also examines the lexical repertory of the pattern and formulates grammatical conditions triggering the use of periphrastic constructions.

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