Table of Contents

Earlier approaches to the D-stem; iconicity and grammaticalization; the patterns "parras", "parris" and "parras"; the Gtn-stem; the D-stem and transitivity; the D-stems of transitive verbs; the factitive D-stem; D tantum verbs and denominative D-stems; the secondary stems of the D-stem; the pattern "purrus"; the development of the D-stem; gemination - from iconic to grammatical.

About the Author

N.J.C. Kouwenberg (MA, University of Leiden) teaches Classical Languages at several Highschools.