On the homonymy of ‘put' and ‘suck' in Proto-Indo-European

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serval:BIB_69DFB0CF8E5D
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Title
On the homonymy of ‘put' and ‘suck' in Proto-Indo-European
Journal
Indo-European Linguistics
Author(s)
de Vaan Michiel
ISSN
2212-5884
2212-5892
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/12/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
7
Number
1
Pages
176-193
Language
english
Abstract
PIE *dheh1- ‘to put, make’ and *dheh1-(i-) ‘to suck (mother’s milk)’ look like two separate verbal roots with a very different meaning, which happen to be homonymous. Yet recent investigations have shown that the morphological behaviour of both verbs is more similar than was previously thought. This article offers a re-evaluation of the evidence and explores the options to bridge the semantic gap between ‘put’ and ‘suck’.
Keywords
Proto-Indo-European, verbal system, syntax, put, suck, homonymy
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Yes
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07/12/2019 20:55
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08/12/2019 7:18
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