Verb serialization and converbs – differences and similarities

Bisang, Walter

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“…Semantically though, one can make a difference between converbs that modify the event expressed by the main verb, and converbs that are non-modifying, but pure clause-chaining. The latter type of converbs show similarities to Bisang's (1995) "narrative converbs", generating purely linear sequences. Interpreting the data, we are unable to observe discrete semantic differences between the different forms of converbs.…”

Section: Converbs In Clause Chainingmentioning

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Chapter 20. A diachronic account of converbal constructions in Old Rajasthani

Stroński¹,

Tokaj²,

Verbeke³

2019

Historical Linguistics 2015

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The aim of the paper is to present results of a multilayered diachronic analysis of one of the most important subordinating devices in IA, i.e. converbs. This is a corpus-oriented study based on an early variety of NIA, namely Old Rajasthani. We discuss: a) the morphology of the converb and its possible diachronic pathways of evolution; b) the syntactic properties of converbal chains with a special focus on main argument marking and the 'same-subject constraint' and c) the semantics of the constructions and the adverbial and clause-chaining properties of converbs. The results of our research bring interesting implications as regards the aspectual status of the converb which seems to determine the main argument marking in converbal chains.

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Section: Converbs In Clause Chainingmentioning

confidence: 92%

Chapter 20. A diachronic account of converbal constructions in Old Rajasthani

Stroński¹,

Tokaj²,

Verbeke³

2019

Historical Linguistics 2015

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“…e, 1974;Awoyale, 1987;Givón, 2015), as well as Yabem (cf. Bisang, 1995) and several other Austronesian and Papuan languages (cf. Conrad and Wogiga, 1991;Senft, 2004), also oft-cited for their use of verb serialization.…”

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The semantic map of when and its typological parallels

Haug,

Pedrazzini

2023

Front. Commun.

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In this paper, we explore the semantic map of the English temporal connective when and its parallels in more than 1,000 languages drawn from a parallel corpus of New Testament translations. We show that there is robust evidence for a cross-linguistic distinction between universal and existentialWHEN. We also see tentative evidence that innovation in this area involves recruiting new items for universal WHEN which gradually can take over the existential usage. Another possible distinction that we see is between serialized events, which tend to be expressed with non-lexified constructions and framing/backgrounding constructions, which favor an explicit subordinator.

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“…That is, they are semantically compatible and the meaning of the SVC is transparent from the constituent verbs. Matukar SVCs are contained within a single clause, verbs share TAM information, there is no marker of coordination, subordination or dependency of any kind, they describe a single event and they share core arguments (Aikhenvald, 2018;Bisang, 1995;Crowley, 2002;Durie, 1988;Haspelmath, 2016). In this way Matukar represents a typical Oceanic language, as SVCs are widespread across Oceanic languages (Crowley, 1987;Early, 1993;Hamel, 1993;Naess, 2011;Sperlich, 1993;Schokkin, 2013 inter alia).…”

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Directional constructions in Matukar Panau

Davey,

Barth

2023

APLV

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The Oceanic language Matukar Panau has three equivalent morphosyntactic strategies for describing the direction of the event represented by a verb, with a system of ten directional morphemes that can appear in each construction. This variation is explored using a corpus from Matukar Panau and analysed quantitatively with Bayesian regression analyses to assess what factors influence the choice of directional construction. Variables pertaining to the lexical verb and the directional morphemes are found to be the most important factors affecting the variation in the directional system. Sociolinguistic factors are shown to play a less significant role. The findings have implications for the grammaticalization of directional elements, as well as the typology of directional constructions in Oceanic languages.

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Verb serialization and converbs – differences and similarities

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Chapter 20. A diachronic account of converbal constructions in Old Rajasthani

Chapter 20. A diachronic account of converbal constructions in Old Rajasthani

The semantic map of when and its typological parallels

Directional constructions in Matukar Panau

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