Speaker's experience - a study of Mi'kmaq modality
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Linguistics Bibliography: leaves 126-133; The accompanying charts has been digitized and appended to the end of the text. This thesis examines the grammaticalization of epistemic modality in AI verbs in Mi'kmaq. The focus of the thesis...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/138414 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Speaker's experience - a study of Mi'kmaq modality Inglis, Stephanie Heather, 1957- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Linguistics 2002 xiv, 202 leaves : map, charts (3 folded in pocket) Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/138414 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (21.47 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Inglis_StephanieH.pdf a1561050 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/138414 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Micmac language--Modality Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2002 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:20:21Z Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Linguistics Bibliography: leaves 126-133; The accompanying charts has been digitized and appended to the end of the text. This thesis examines the grammaticalization of epistemic modality in AI verbs in Mi'kmaq. The focus of the thesis is on an investigation of the productive use in Mi'kmaq of a system of evidential markers. The data ensuing from the research was analyzed from a typological viewpoint using a comparative functional-cognitive approach, not just with related languages, but with general tendencies concerning modality as found in the majority of the languages of the world. -- The thesis attempts to demonstrate that the Mi'kmaq language has a complex system of modality which works at two levels: primary modality which functions through the use of full and reduced stems to reference an event as either realis or irrealis respectively and secondary modality which functions through the use of various evidential suffixes to represent the speaker's experience. The general premise of the thesis is that Mi'kmaq is a modality prominent language which contains no system of grammaticalized tense. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Linguistics Bibliography: leaves 126-133; The accompanying charts has been digitized and appended to the end of the text. This thesis examines the grammaticalization of epistemic modality in AI verbs in Mi'kmaq. The focus of the thesis is on an investigation of the productive use in Mi'kmaq of a system of evidential markers. The data ensuing from the research was analyzed from a typological viewpoint using a comparative functional-cognitive approach, not just with related languages, but with general tendencies concerning modality as found in the majority of the languages of the world. -- The thesis attempts to demonstrate that the Mi'kmaq language has a complex system of modality which works at two levels: primary modality which functions through the use of full and reduced stems to reference an event as either realis or irrealis respectively and secondary modality which functions through the use of various evidential suffixes to represent the speaker's experience. The general premise of the thesis is that Mi'kmaq is a modality prominent language which contains no system of grammaticalized tense. |
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Electronic Theses and Dissertations (21.47 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Inglis_StephanieH.pdf a1561050 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/138414 |
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