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This chapter focuses on the distribution of the various structural types of possessive noun phrases with nominal possessors in the modern Balkan languages and dialects. Three semantic types of constructions are analysed: referring to legal ownership, kinship relations, and body-part relations. We try to reveal contact-related patterns existing in Balkan languages alongside inherited models and internally motivated innovations.
Translated title of the contributionПосессивная именная группа
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Balkan Linguistic Area: Mapping Variation and Contact
EditorsEvangelia Adamou, Andrey N. Sobolev
Place of PublicationBerlin; Boston
PublisherDe Gruyter
Chapter49
Pages239-244
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-11-138993-6, 978-3-11-139024-6
ISBN (Print)978-3-11-138976-9
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StatePublished - 19 Jan 2026

    Research areas

  • possession, nominal phrases, possessive noun phrase, kinship, body parts

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