Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Paradigmatics and the Declension of Nouns -- 1.1 Introductory Remarks on Paradigmatics -- 1.2 Declension -- 1.2.1 Noun Forms and Palatalization -- 1.2.2 Nondeclinable nouns -- 1.3 Case Syncretism -- 1.3.1 Instrumental -- 1.3.2 Vocative -- 1.4 Reflexive Nouns -- 1.5 Case Polyfunctionality and Case Alternation -- 1.6 Gender -- 2 The Paradigmatics and Conjugation of Verbs -- 2.1 Introductory Remarks -- 2.2 Conjugation -- 2.3 Tense -- 2.4 Person -- 3 Aspect -- 3.1 Introductory Remarks -- 3.2 Imperfective/Perfective Aspect -- 3.2.2 Aspect and the unprefixed verb + adverb construction -- 3.2.3 Biaspectual verbs -- 3.3 Semelfactive / Iterative Aspect -- 3.4 Connection between Aspect and Tense Meanings -- 3.4.1 Imperfective/Perfective Aspect and Indefinite Tense Forms -- 3.4.2 Imperfective/Perfective Aspect and Perfect Tense Forms -- 3.4.3 The Alternation of Indefinite and Perfect Tense Forms and Aspect -- 4 Mood -- 4.1 Introductory Remarks -- 4.2 Indicative Mood -- 4.3 Oblique Mood -- 4.4 Conditional Mood -- 4.5 Debitive Mood -- 4.5.1 Debitive Mood Oblique Submood -- 4.5.2 Debitive Mood Conditional Submood -- 4.6 Imperative Mood -- 5 Modality and Evidentiality -- 5.1 Introductory Remarks -- 5.2 Deontic Modality -- 5.3 Epistemic Modality -- 5.4 Evidentiality -- 5.5 Combining Evidentiality and Modality -- 6 Voice -- 6.1 Introductory Remarks -- 6.2 Types of Passive in Latvian -- 6.3 Voice Forms Construction -- 6.4 Voice and the Lexico-Grammatical Verb Groups -- 6.4.1 Intransitive/Transitive Verbs -- 6.4.2 Causatives -- 7 Reflexive Verbs -- 7.1 Introductory Remarks -- 7.2 Reflexive Markers in Latvian -- 7.3 Conclusions -- 7.4 Semantic Groups of Reflexive Verbs -- 7.4.1 Subject Reflexive Verbs -- 7.4.2 Object Reflexive Verbs -- 7.4.3 Impersonal Reflexive Verbs -- References -- Sources -- Index.

Latvian grammar is a classic Indo-European (Baltic) system with well-developed inflection and derivation. It also bears certain similarities to Finno-Ugric languages. This applies to the mood system and its connections with modality and evidentiality in Latvian. The relations between debitive mood, certain constructions with reflexive verbs and voice in Latvian are intriguing examples of unusual morphosyntactic features.

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