3 Serial verb constructions and motion semantics

Lovestrand, Joseph; Ross, Daniel

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“…This is typically called a directional SVC. In a directional SVC, the directional verb is nearly always found in the second position, as in example 23 (Lovestrand and Ross 2020).…”

Section: Motionmentioning

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“…This can be called a prior motion SVC. The verb order in a prior motion SVCs is nearly always iconic (Lovestrand and Ross 2020).…”

Section: Motionmentioning

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“…Part of the study quantifies how often a particular grammatical feature is found across different semantic types of SVCs. For example, in regards to argument sharing (Section 2.2.3), 300 of 301 instances of prior motion SVCs (Section 3.2) have the property of sharing the "same subject" whereas for directional SVCs the argument sharing patterns are much more varied (Unterladstetter 2020:300; see also Lovestrand and Ross 2020). However, in regards to verbal inflection patterns and contiguity, the morphosyntactic properties do not clearly distinguish these two semantic types.…”

Section: Svcs In Comparative Syntaxmentioning

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Serial Verb Constructions

Bodt¹

2020

Grammar of Duhumbi (Chugpa)

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In a serial verb construction (SVC), two or more verbs combine in a single clause without any morphosyntactic marking of linking or subordination. How ever, the way this description is interpreted and diagnosed by different linguists is a continual source of controversy. There are often different assumptions about the nature of verbhood and clausehood, as well as disagreements over how to in terpret morphosyntactic marking in particular languages. Despite the fuzzy nature of the category, SVCs are commonly found to have similar functions in many lan guages, for example, expressing closely linked sequences of events, directional and prior motion, concurrent aspects of a single event such as posture alongside another activity, as well as being used to express particular semantic roles or to express as pectual meaning. The morphosyntactic complexity and diversity found in SVCs continues to challenge conceptions of the clause assumed in both generative and comparative approaches to syntax.

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“…This is typically called a directional SVC. In a directional SVC, the directional verb is nearly always found in the second position, as in example 23 (Lovestrand and Ross 2020).…”

Section: Motionmentioning

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“…This can be called a prior motion SVC. The verb order in a prior motion SVCs is nearly always iconic (Lovestrand and Ross 2020).…”

Section: Motionmentioning

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Section: Svcs In Comparative Syntaxmentioning

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Serial Verb Constructions

Bodt¹

2020

Grammar of Duhumbi (Chugpa)

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“…This paper explores the diachronic implications of Lovestrand & Ross (2021) on the distribution of associated motion serial verb constructions and Ross (2021aRoss ( , 2021b on the distribution of associated motion verbal morphology. Associated motion is a grammatical category which modifies a verbal predicate by adding a motion component to the meaning of the verb.…”

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“…'go' vs. 'come') • The typology of both morphosyntactic types is similar (Section 3) That the grammaticalization pathway from prior motion SVC to prior motion affix is attested will be illustrated with a transparent example from Akan in Section 2, but this appears to be an unusual case cross-linguistically. Section 3 introduces two quantitative typological studies, Lovestrand & Ross (2021) on motion SVCs and Ross (2021aRoss ( , 2021b on motion morphology, http://spilplus.journals.ac.za as evidence that the most direct path of grammaticalization from serial verb to affix is not the predominant source for prior motion morphology. Section 4 argues that prior motion SVCs tend not to morphologize but are diachronically stable to a significant degree.…”

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Do prior motion serial verbs (go) morphologize? Insights into diachrony from typology

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Lovestrand²

2022

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Associated motion is a grammatical category which modifies a verbal predicate by adding a motion component such as indicating that motion took place prior to the event predicated by the verb. Many languages express prior associated motion (‘go and V’) in the form of a serial verb construction, while in other languages the same meaning is expressed morphologically. This suggests a possible diachronic link between serial verbs and affixes, but a comparison of the synchronic distributions of prior associated motion in serial verb constructions and verbal morphology reveal that such a path of grammaticalization is remarkably rare. This can be at least partially explained by temporal iconicity and a cross-linguistic suffixing bias. We conclude that prior motion serial verb constructions are relatively stable diachronically. The source of prior motion morphology is more likely other multiverb constructions, especially those with non-finite verbs where an overt morpheme marking dependency is lost to allow for a more efficient expression of this grammatical category, ultimately leading to univerbation.

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Pseudo-Coordination and Multiple Agreement Constructions

Giusti

Ross

2022

Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today

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This introductory chapter provides background on the phenomena of Pseudo-Coordination (PseCo) and Multiple Agreement Constructions (MACs) with the aim of familiarizing readers with major trends in previous research on these varied phenomena. Common structural and functional properties used to identify PseCo and MACs are described, along with a detailed discussion of the features that make crucial differences within each phenomenon in individual languages and cross-linguistically. We also observe interesting similarities between the two phenomena and across related and unrelated languages. We maintain a pre-theoretical view here that is compatible with the different approaches represented in the volume.

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3 Serial verb constructions and motion semantics

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Serial Verb Constructions

Serial Verb Constructions

Do prior motion serial verbs (go) morphologize? Insights into diachrony from typology

Pseudo-Coordination and Multiple Agreement Constructions

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