Typology of case-marking in Brajbhāshā

IF 1.4 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Language & Communication Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI:10.1016/j.langcom.2025.09.003

Pramod Rathor, Sansuma Brahma

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Abstract

This study analyses case marking patterns in the Jādobāti variety of Brajbhāshā, an Indo-Aryan language. Ergative marking in Jādobāti depends on perfective aspect and subject prominence. Transitive subjects in perfective aspect take ergative case, while intransitive subjects do so when prominent. Light verb transitivity also affects ergativity. Non-nominative subjects appear with experiencer interpretations, taking dative, instrumental, genitive, or locative case. Differential object marking is driven by animacy, definiteness, specificity, and prominence. In non-perfective aspects, human objects are marked obligatorily if definite, while animate objects are marked optionally. In perfective contexts, object marking reflects prominence. Topic-positioned objects may be marked for economy and interpretation.

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Brajbhāshā中大小写标记的类型

本研究分析了印度雅利安语言Brajbhāshā的Jādobāti变体中的格标模式。Jādobāti的否定评分取决于完成方面和主题突出性。及物主语在完成时用否定格，而不及物主语在突出时用否定格。轻动词及物性也影响作格性。非主格主语以经验者的解释出现，采取与格、工具格、属格或位置格。区分对象标记是由活力、确定性、特异性和突出性驱动的。在非完成性方面，如果确定，则必须标记人类对象，而有生命的对象则可选择标记。在完美的语境中，对象标记反映了突出性。主题定位的对象可以标记为经济和解释。

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Language & Communication Multiple-

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3.40

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6.70%

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