Functions of valency operators in Kamas
This article provides an account of the functional range of Kamas valency operators. Kamas is an extinct South Siberian language of the Samoyed branch of Uralic, which was in close contact with Turkic for many centuries. In the early 20th century, Kamas had two valency operators: (i) -Tə derived tra...
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ftamickiewiczojs:oai:ojs.pressto.amu.edu.pl:article/32955 2023-09-26T15:22:50+02:00 Functions of valency operators in Kamas Klumpp, Gerson 2016-12-01 application/pdf http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/linpo/article/view/linpo-2016-0014 eng eng Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/linpo/article/view/linpo-2016-0014/28540 http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/linpo/article/view/linpo-2016-0014 Prawa autorskie (c) 2016 Gerson Klumpp https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Lingua Posnaniensis; Vol. 58 No. 2; 189-206 Lingua Posnaniensis; Tom 58 Nr 2; 189-206 2083-6090 Southern Samoyed valency derivation slot Turkic contact ambiguity of readings control marking info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftamickiewiczojs 2023-08-28T23:08:47Z This article provides an account of the functional range of Kamas valency operators. Kamas is an extinct South Siberian language of the Samoyed branch of Uralic, which was in close contact with Turkic for many centuries. In the early 20th century, Kamas had two valency operators: (i) -Tə derived transitive from intransitive verbs as well as causative from transitive verbs; and (ii) -Ō derived intransitive from transitive verbs; in addition the intransitivizer, probably departing from pairs like edə- ‘hang up (tr.)’ > ed-ȫ- ‘hang (itr.)’, had acquired the function of specifying imperfective state-of-affairs, e.g. iʔbə- ‘lie down, lie’ > iʔb-ȫ- ‘lie’. The two markers may occur in combination in the order “increase-decrease” (-T-Ō), but not vice versa. While on the one hand the valency operators may be understood as verb derivation morphemes proper, i.e. verbs derived with the suffixes -Tə- and -Ō- are considered new lexical entries, their functional range also covers combinations with participles otherwise unspecified for voice. The valency decreaser -Ō occurs with participles of transitive verbs in order to specify P-orientation. The valency increaser -Tə has a variety of causative readings, among them causative-reflexive, causative-permissive, and causative-instrumental, and it also qualifies as a marker of control and/or characterizing activity. The discussion in this article is focused mainly on classificational issues. Article in Journal/Newspaper samoyed* Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: PRESSto |
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This article provides an account of the functional range of Kamas valency operators. Kamas is an extinct South Siberian language of the Samoyed branch of Uralic, which was in close contact with Turkic for many centuries. In the early 20th century, Kamas had two valency operators: (i) -Tə derived transitive from intransitive verbs as well as causative from transitive verbs; and (ii) -Ō derived intransitive from transitive verbs; in addition the intransitivizer, probably departing from pairs like edə- ‘hang up (tr.)’ > ed-ȫ- ‘hang (itr.)’, had acquired the function of specifying imperfective state-of-affairs, e.g. iʔbə- ‘lie down, lie’ > iʔb-ȫ- ‘lie’. The two markers may occur in combination in the order “increase-decrease” (-T-Ō), but not vice versa. While on the one hand the valency operators may be understood as verb derivation morphemes proper, i.e. verbs derived with the suffixes -Tə- and -Ō- are considered new lexical entries, their functional range also covers combinations with participles otherwise unspecified for voice. The valency decreaser -Ō occurs with participles of transitive verbs in order to specify P-orientation. The valency increaser -Tə has a variety of causative readings, among them causative-reflexive, causative-permissive, and causative-instrumental, and it also qualifies as a marker of control and/or characterizing activity. The discussion in this article is focused mainly on classificational issues. |
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Functions of valency operators in Kamas |
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Lingua Posnaniensis; Vol. 58 No. 2; 189-206 Lingua Posnaniensis; Tom 58 Nr 2; 189-206 2083-6090 |
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