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Relativisation in Wobzi Khroskyabs and the integration of genitivisation.
- Source :
- Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area; 2018, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p219-262, 44p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper focuses on the morphosyntax as well as the semantics of relativisation in Wobzi Khroskyabs, a Rgyalrongic language spoken in Sichuan, China. Different strategies of relativisation are presented, especially the nominalisation strategy. Wobzi Khroskyabs exhibits an innovative relativisation strategy with the genitive marker =ji, which is rarely found in other Rgyalrongic languages. Several hypotheses are put forward to account for the evolutionary pathway from genitivisation to relativisation, showing that genitive =ji probably followed an ergative pattern to enter the relativisation of core arguments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07313500
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134468195
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.17015.lai