Serial Verbs in Paamese

Crowley, Terry

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“…However, it has been noted that the same iconicity principle can be used to argue that serial verbs represent single events, by invoking grammatical criteria which treat a cluster of serial verbs äs a single constituent coding a single proposition (cf. Bradshaw 1982, Crowley 1987. In both arguments, "one winds up with an inevitable circularity: Grammar is used Brought to you by | New York University Bobst Library Technical Services Authenticated Download Date | 6/22/15 3:55 PM first to define cognition, and then is said to correlate with it" (Givon 1991: 86).…”

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A relevance theory perspective on grammaticalization

Nicolle¹

1998

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Sperber and Wilson's relevance theory draws a distinction between conceptual and procedural encoding. This is a cognilive distinction, according to which conceptual encoding contributes to the construction of conceptual representations and procedural encoding constrains the inferential computations performed over these. Recent work within the relevance theory framework (e.g., Haegeman 1989, Klinge 1993, Nicolle 1997a has characterized grammatical markers of modality, tense, and aspect äs exponents of procedural encoding. Although these accounts are synchronic, the general claim ihat grammatical markers encode procedural Information should also be compatible with evidence concerning the historical development of grammatical markers (a process known äs grammaticalization). In this article, I demonstrate that a procedural characterization of grammatical markers is not only compatible with research into grammaticalization, but also sheds light on the following problematic issues. First is the question of whether grammaticalization is semantically gradual (äs is generally assumed) or semantically instantaneous äs Givon (1991) claims; I provide evidence in favor of Givon s view. Secondly, a procedural analysis suggests an answer to the question of what semantic mechanism initiates grammaticalization. Finally I demonstrate how the distinction between conceptual and procedural encoding accountsfor the phenomenon of semantic retention (residual lexical meaning) in grammatical markers.

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Section: Counter-evidence From Verb Serializationmentioning

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A relevance theory perspective on grammaticalization

Nicolle¹

1998

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“…The Question of Subject in Other Languages Most authors who discuss serial constructions of this type describe the shared argument as being simultaneously the 'object' of V1 and the 'subject' of V2 (Bamgboṣe, 1974;Foley & Olson, 1985;Crowley, 1987;Hansell, 1987). This description may simply be an informal use of the term 'subject' in some cases.…”

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Serial Verbs in White Hmong

Jarkey¹

2015

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Investigates verb serialization, a highly productive grammatical strategy in this dynamic Southeast Asian language in which multiple verbs are simply concatenated within a single clause to depict a single event. The investigation identifies four major types of serial verb construction (SVC) in White Hmong and finds that the key function of all these types is to depict a single event in an elaborate and vivid way, a much-favoured method of description in this language. These findings concerning the nature and function of SVCs in White Hmong contribute to broader discussions on the nature of events as both cognitive and cultural constructs"-Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-90-04-29240-6 (hardback : alk. paper) -ISBN 978-90-04-29239-0 (e-book) 1. White Hmong dialect-Verb phrase. I. Title. PL4072.95.W45J37 2015 495.9'72-dc23 2015014547This publication has been typeset in the multilingual "Brill" typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface.issn 1879-5412 isbn 978-90-04-29240-6 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-29239-0 (e-book)

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“…Causative SVCs consist of a verb of causation followed by a lexical verb. The overlap of referents in cumulative subject SVCs is illustrated by the following example from Paamese (Crowley 1987: 48; quoted from Aikhenvald 2006: 18):…”

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Serial Verb Constructions

Bisang¹

2009

Language and Linguist. Compass

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The present article aims to give a survey of the typology of serial verb constructions (SVCs) and the criteria that are needed for defining them. For that purpose, it starts with a detailed account of Aikhenvald and Dixon (2006) and their comprehensive cross‐linguistic account of SVCs. In a critical discussion of this approach, this article will then address the following three issues. (i) The concept of single eventhood is a more general concept from which a number of Aikhenvald and Dixon's (2006) criteria can be iconically derived. The macro‐event property and time‐positional operators (Bohnemeyer et al. 2007) provide a good basis for a more coherent definition of what makes an event as far as events are independent of cultural factors. (ii) Some languages like Kalam also use the morphosyntactic expression format of serialization for discourse purposes. Because the narrative use of that construction clearly violates single eventhood, it should not be discussed as an instance of SVC. (iii) Historically, the unmarked juxtaposition of verbs can induce processes of grammaticalization and lexicalization. This article ends with the question of how far the label of ‘serial verb construction’ actually refers to a cross‐linguistically coherent phenomenon.

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Serial Verbs in Paamese

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