Konverbale konstruksjoner med presens partisipp i norsk

Abstrakt

The aim of this article is to analyse the use of the present participle (V-ende) in Norwegian with
regard to recent typological studies of converbs. Linguistic scientific literature in Norway has
traditionally not considered the present participle a non-finite verb form. The article will show
that the present participle in certain constructions in Norwegian can be interpreted as a non-finite
verb form that mark adverbial subordination, and, according to existing classification criteria
these present participle constructions may be defined as converbs or converb-like constructions.
Examples from recent Norwegian fiction will show that it is possible to find such constructions
in Norwegian written language. However, this type of construction has many limitations
in Norwegian, and the present participle used as a non-finite verb form exists only for a very
limited number of verbs.