Diverging paths: Variation in Garrwa tense/aspect clitic placement
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Ilana Mushin
Abstract
This paper presents an account of variations in the clausal position of two tense/aspect markers in the Garrwa language, primarily whether they occur before or after a pronoun as part of a second position clitic cluster. The analysis considers how different paths of grammaticalisation in the development of Garrwa tense/aspect markers may impact on their contemporary usage. An account of discoursepragmatic factors associated with tense/aspect clitic placement in narrative discourse is also presented. The analysis demonstrates a range of factors, both historical and pragmatic, which may motivate grammatical variation in discourse.
Abstract
This paper presents an account of variations in the clausal position of two tense/aspect markers in the Garrwa language, primarily whether they occur before or after a pronoun as part of a second position clitic cluster. The analysis considers how different paths of grammaticalisation in the development of Garrwa tense/aspect markers may impact on their contemporary usage. An account of discoursepragmatic factors associated with tense/aspect clitic placement in narrative discourse is also presented. The analysis demonstrates a range of factors, both historical and pragmatic, which may motivate grammatical variation in discourse.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword vii
- Maps ix
- Discourse and grammar in Australian languages 1
- Clause-initial position in four Australian languages 25
- Bardi arguments: Referentiality, agreement and omission in Bardi discourse 59
- Diverging paths: Variation in Garrwa tense/aspect clitic placement 87
- Pragmatically case-marked: Non-syntactic functions of the Kuuk Thaayorre ergative suffix 111
- The interpretation of complex nominal expressions in Southeast Arnhem Land languages 135
- "Double reference" in Kala Lagaw Ya narratives 167
- Person reference, proper names and circumspection in Bininj Kunwok conversation 203
- Index of languages 233
- Index of names 235
- Index of subjects 237
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword vii
- Maps ix
- Discourse and grammar in Australian languages 1
- Clause-initial position in four Australian languages 25
- Bardi arguments: Referentiality, agreement and omission in Bardi discourse 59
- Diverging paths: Variation in Garrwa tense/aspect clitic placement 87
- Pragmatically case-marked: Non-syntactic functions of the Kuuk Thaayorre ergative suffix 111
- The interpretation of complex nominal expressions in Southeast Arnhem Land languages 135
- "Double reference" in Kala Lagaw Ya narratives 167
- Person reference, proper names and circumspection in Bininj Kunwok conversation 203
- Index of languages 233
- Index of names 235
- Index of subjects 237
