Direction and associated motion in Tibeto-Burman

IF 1.7 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Linguistic Typology Pub Date : 2020-11-09 DOI:10.1515/lingty-2020-2064

Carol Genetti, Kristine A. Hildebrandt, Nathaniel A. Sims, Alexia Z. Fawcett

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Abstract

Abstract This study analyzes systems of direction and associated motion in 23 languages of the Tibeto-Burman family. Both direction and associated motion can be encoded by a range of grammatical strategies, including affixes, clitics, particles, serial-verb constructions, and auxiliary verbs. While some languages have only associated motion or direction, others have both, either via distinct subsystems, syntactic ambiguity, or context-dependent interpretation. While directional encodings can be interpreted as associated motion in some contexts, the reverse can also be true. Verbal semantics is key to the pragmatic interpretation of examples in context; some types of motion verbs are more compatible with directional interpretations and others with associated motion. In addition, certain types of motion verbs were found to be compatible with different temporal relationships that hold between the activity of the primary verb and the motional component. Finally, the grammatical role of the figure in such constructions depends on both the temporal relationship and the semantics of the verb.

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台伯运动的方向及其相关运动

摘要本研究分析了台伯语族23种语言的指向系统和关联运动系统。方向和相关动作都可以通过一系列语法策略来编码，包括词缀、助词、助动词、连续动词结构和助动词。虽然有些语言只有相关的运动或方向，但另一些语言通过不同的子系统、句法歧义或上下文相关的解释两者都有。虽然在某些上下文中，定向编码可以被解释为相关联的运动，但反过来也可以是真的。言语语义是语境中实例语用解释的关键；某些类型的动作动词与定向解释更兼容，而另一些则与关联动作更兼容。此外，某些类型的运动动词被发现与主动词的活动和运动成分之间的不同时间关系相兼容。最后，图形在此类结构中的语法作用取决于时间关系和动词的语义。

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Linguistic Typology Multiple-

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3.70

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Linguistic Typology provides a forum for all work of relevance to the study of language typology and cross-linguistic variation. It welcomes work taking a typological perspective on all domains of the structure of spoken and signed languages, including historical change, language processing, and sociolinguistics. Diverse descriptive and theoretical frameworks are welcomed so long as they have a clear bearing on the study of cross-linguistic variation. We welcome cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of linguistic diversity, as well as work dealing with just one or a few languages, as long as it is typologically informed and typologically and theoretically relevant, and contains new empirical evidence.