Smyrna Greek possession profile

@cite{stassen-2009} @cite{nichols-1986} @cite{heine-1997} @cite{liosis-2016} @cite{kampanarou-alexiadou-2026}

PossessionProfile bundle for Smyrna Greek (Aegean), the genitive-over-extension endpoint within the Modern Greek dialect continuum — the opposite direction from Grevena Greek.

What makes Smyrna different from SMG

Smyrna Greek tolerates inflectional genitive forms that SMG rejects as paradigm gaps. @cite{liosis-2016} (cited in @cite{kampanarou-alexiadou-2026} fn 7 p. 11) lists tu luluðakju 'little flower-DIM.SG.GEN' and ton naftakjo(n) 'little sailor-DIM.PL.GEN' as acceptable in Smyrna — both starred in SMG, where the -aki diminutive class systematically lacks inflectional genitive forms (@cite{kampanarou-alexiadou-2026} §3 exx 14a–b).

This matters for the cross-dialectal argument: the Modern Greek dialect continuum is bidirectional, not unidirectional toward genitive loss. SMG sits between Smyrna's permissive paradigm and Grevena's complete loss. Without a Smyrna profile in the typology, the SMG → GG trajectory would look monotonic; Smyrna shows that the synchronic distribution is a genuine intermediate state in a two-sided space.

Cross-dialectal contrast

Sibling profiles: Fragments/Greek/Possession.lean (SMG, transitional) and Fragments/Greek/Grevena/Possession.lean (GG, genitive lost).

def Fragments.Greek.Smyrna.Possession.genNotions : List Typology.Possession.PossessiveNotion

Heine notions expressible by Smyrna inflectional genitive. Same coverage as SMG — the Smyrna difference is in the paradigm (no gaps on -aki diminutives), not in the notional range.

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def Fragments.Greek.Smyrna.Possession.apoNotions : List Typology.Possession.PossessiveNotion

Heine notions expressible by Smyrna apo-PPs. Smyrna is more permissive on the genitive side, so the apo-PP variant is less pressed into service; the apo-PP coverage parallels SMG (restricted to inanimate part-whole/source).

Equations

• Fragments.Greek.Smyrna.Possession.apoNotions = [Typology.Possession.PossessiveNotion.inanimateInalienable, Typology.Possession.PossessiveNotion.inanimateAlienable]

def Fragments.Greek.Smyrna.Possession.possession : Typology.Possession.PossessionProfile

Smyrna Greek possession profile.

Surface profile (adnominalStrategy = .dependentMarking) matches SMG; the difference is paradigm completeness, not strategy choice — the -aki diminutive class permits the genitive forms that SMG rejects as paradigm gaps.

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