1. Latin BE-periphrases, Aux-cliticization,
and the genesis of Romance analytic BE-passives
Lieven Danckaert
(UGent, GIST)

2. 2. VPAux/AuxVP in the history of Latin
possum
Average rates of AuxVP:
earlier period : 31,60%
later period: 58,50%
Statistically significant?
Yes (Independent samples T-test, p = .000)

3. 2. VPAux/AuxVP in the history of Latin
debeo
Average rates of AuxVP:
earlier period : 32,83%
later period: 51,21%
Statistically significant?
Yes (Independent samples T-test, p = .025)

4. 2. VPAux/AuxVP in the history of LatinBE
Average rates of AuxVP:
earlier period : 24,29%
later period: 19,00%
Statistically significant?
No (Independent samples T-test, p = .494)

5. Relative frequency of F-periphrases
3. The evolution of the F-pattern
Relative frequency of F-periphrases
Average rates of AuxVP:
earlier period : 4,55%
later period with outliers: 29,35%
later period without outliers: 12,42%
Statistically significant?
with outliers: Yes (Independent samples T-test, p = .000)
without outliers: Yes (Independent samples T-test, p = .006)

6. 3. The evolution of the F-pattern
Frequency of head-initial TPs in E and F-patterns compared:
Average rates of AuxVP:
Early: E: 29,03%
F: 20,38%
Statistically significant with outliers: No (Independent samples T-test, p = .905)
Late: E: 12,43%
F: 47,11%
Statistically significant with outliers: Yes (Independent samples T-test, p = .000)

7. 3. The evolution of the F-pattern
Frequency of head-initial TPs in Late Latin, with different Aux’s: