(Im)perfectivity and actionality in East Ruvu Bantu

IF 0.5 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
L. Bar-el, M. Petzell
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Abstract

Abstract Temporal/aspectual morphology often serves as a diagnostic for actional classes. Bantu languages are known for their highly developed tense, aspect (and mood) systems. The East Ruvu Bantu languages of Tanzania are unusual in that they exhibit a decidedly reduced set of temporal/aspectual morphemes. This paper contributes to the growing body of research on Bantu actionality in showing that despite not being encoded overtly, perfective distinguishes between at least two actional classes. We suggest, however, that imperfective, morphologically encoded by present and non-past tense morphology, does not clearly delineate between the two verb classes. This discussion highlights the complex interaction between tense and aspect.
(i)东鲁伍班图的完善性和行动性
时间/方面形态通常用作行为类的诊断。班图语以其高度发达的时态、相位(和语气)系统而闻名。坦桑尼亚的东鲁武班图语是不寻常的,因为他们表现出一套明显减少的时间/方面语素。这篇论文为班图人的行动性研究做出了贡献,它表明,尽管没有被公开编码,但至少可以区分两个行动类。然而,我们认为,由现在时和非过去时形态学编码的不完成时并不能清楚地划分这两类动词。这一讨论突出了时态和体之间复杂的相互作用。
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STUF-Language Typology and Universals
STUF-Language Typology and Universals LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-
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