Literary notes about Inchoative (AI summary)
In literature, the term "inchoative" refers to the beginning phase of an action or state—a morpho-semantic marker that indicates processes coming into being. It is frequently discussed in grammatical works where suffixes such as –iĝ– or –scō are shown to convert adjectives or other forms into verbs that denote a gradual onset or a developmental shift [1, 2, 3]. Across linguistic traditions, from Old Norse to Latin and Esperanto, scholars have noted that this idea not only labels an intransitive process but also captures the nuance of evolving meanings and transitional states [4, 5, 6, 7]. Moreover, its application extends beyond grammatical forms to metaphorical descriptions of natural or biological processes, thereby enriching our understanding of both language structure and conceptual development [8, 9, 10, 11].
- The suffix -iĝ- is used to form intransitive verbs of an inchoative nature.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed - -iĝ- , suffix forming inchoative and intransitive verbs ( 232, 239, 279 ).
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed - Verbs in -scō derived from Adjectives, usually with Inchoative meaning.
— from New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett - These usually have Inchoative or Inceptive meaning (see § 155 , 1).
— from New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett - O. N. slokna , Norse slokna , inchoative of slökva .
— from Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch
A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian by George T. (George Tobias) Flom - p. of venquir , an inchoative form of OF. veincre ; Lat. uincere .
— from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address by John F. (John Fitzgerald) Kennedy - The last three suffixes ěti , ati and outi form the so called inchoative verbs expressing a beginning and growing of an action.
— from Bohemian Grammar by Jaroslav Victor Nigrin - Formae (desiderative, inchoative and frequentative verbs).
— from An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of Seville by Ernest Brehaut - Only in this way is justice done to the contrasted participle of state ( sedentes ) and inchoative perfect ( castrametati sunt ).
— from Prolegomena to the History of Israel by Julius Wellhausen - It consists in inchoative disturbances or excitements of the organs or fluids that serve generation (e.g., erections, clitoral movements).
— from Moral Theology
A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles J. (Charles Jerome) Callan - The inchoative corresponding to them is blæikna in O. N., N.N., blekna in O. Sw., blegne in Dan.
— from Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch
A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian by George T. (George Tobias) Flom