In:
Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 42, No. 1 ( 2019-6-14), p. 82-109
Abstract:
This paper presents a preliminary investigation of
nominalization and relativization in Tujia from a typological perspective. We show that there are several nominalizers in Tujia, only two of which are
multifunctional: ɕi and ɲie. ɕi can function
as a nominalizer, a relativizer, a complementizer, a converbal clause marker or a stance marker. ɲie can function as a genitive marker, a
nominalizer, a relative clause marker, a non-relative attributive marker or a stance marker. Relative clauses in Tujia can be head internal and pre-nominal.
The head internal relative clauses are marked by ɕi , while the
pre-nominal relative clauses are marked by ɲie . 1 We point out that ɲie manifests typical genitive-relative-nominalization syncretism, whereas ɕi manifests extended nominalization functions, both of
which are widely attested in other Tibeto-Burman languages. We argue that ɕi originates from a general noun, of unknown etymology.
The nominalizer ɲie originates from a genitive marker. These
findings should prove useful to future typological or comparative research with respect to nominalization in Tibeto-Burman languages.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0731-3500
,
2214-5907
DOI:
10.1075/ltba.16021.man
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2420870-X
SSG:
6,25
SSG:
6,24
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