TY - JOUR N2 - Ancient Egyptian represents the typologically marked case of a language in which the dynamic-stative contrast among verbs correlates with two finite verb paradigms. Building on earlier work (Reintges 2005, 2006), the present study examines the morphosyntax of the Stative inflectional paradigm by combining synchronie, diachronic and typological viewpoints. The Stative is a showcase for the diachronic stability of an inflectional category, remaining an integral part of the Egyptian verbal system throughout its entire history. In spite of this diachronic stability, it undergoes inflectional changes. The morphological simplification and paradigm erosion that we see with the Stative in later stages represents a hitherto unnoticed case of endogenous morphological change, which proceeds largely independently of concomitant syntactic and semantic changes. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/125463/PDF/4_FOLIA_ORIENTALIA_48_Reintges_The_evolution.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/125463 PY - 2011 EP - 97 KW - Stative KW - Situation Aspect KW - Affected Subject Voice KW - Pro-drop KW - Paradigm Erosion KW - Grammaticalization A1 - Reintges, Chris H. PB - Commission of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Kraków Branch VL - vol. XLVIII DA - 17.12.2022 T1 - The evolution of the Ancient Egyptian stative: diachronic stability despite inflectional change SP - 7 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/125463 T2 - Folia Orientalia ER -