On the emergence of a nonhuman bound pronoun in Tsou and its implications

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H. Chang
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Abstract

This paper investigates the extension of a third person human bound pronoun to cover a nonhuman function and its implications for the grammar of pronouns in the Formosan language Tsou. It is found that (i) the newly derived bound pronoun can encode not only a place or an animal but also a time; (ii) it can refer to either a singular or a plural; (iii) the semantic extension is restricted to the invisible singular set of bound pronouns; (v) it surfaces as a suffix rather than an enclitic; (vi) it triggers either ergative or possessive agreement. These findings have far-reaching implications. On the one hand, they enrich the already sophisticated system of pronouns of Tsou. On the other hand, they differentiate Tsou from other Formosan languages with bound pronouns and identify Tsou as a language like Archaic Chinese/French instead of English/Swedish.
论祖语中非人系代词的出现及其意义
摘要本文探讨台湾语中第三人称人系代词的外延,以涵盖非人的功能,以及对代词语法的启示。结果发现:(1)新衍生的束缚代词不仅可以编码地点或动物,还可以编码时间;(ii)既可以指单数也可以指复数;(3)语义引申仅限于限定代词的不可见的单数集合;(v)它以后缀形式出现,而不是隐后缀;(vi)它触发否定协议或所有协议。这些发现具有深远的意义。一方面,它们丰富了本已复杂的祖语代词体系。另一方面,他们用代词将台语与其他台湾语言区分开来,并将台语识别为类似古汉语/法语的语言,而不是英语/瑞典语。
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