Ett bidrag till teorin om det svenska perfektums utveckling
Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
A Contribution to the theory on the development of the Swedish perfect tense
An attempt is made to account for the development
of the Swedish perfect tense. The analysis is based on Kuiylowicz’s theory
on the origin of temporal categories. The Swedish perfect tense is derived
from periphrastic present constructions which denote present states resulting
from past events. The constructions tend to develop the temporal meaning
of Past (Praeteritality while gradually reducing that of Present
(Presentavity). This development is caused by the processes of delexicalization
and grammaticalization. The Swedish perfect tense, however, has not
yet reached the stage of pure Praeteritality though in certain contexts it can
already be determined by temporal adverbs primarily referring to the Past.
Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, vol. 1, 1992, pp. 65-82.
978-83-232-2098-5
1230-4786