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Verbs as spatial deixis markers in Jingulu

Abstract

The Australian language Jingulu makes use of a small set of optional deictic markers on nominals which are homophonous with some of the verbal tense markers in the language. It is a fairly straightforward matter to argue that the former use is derived from the latter via re-analysis of clauses. However, the choice of theoretical framework can lead to very different synchronic analyses: the standard lexicalist approach listing the verbal and nominal uses as separate homophonous morphemes; while a late-insertion approach opens up the possibility that a single vocabulary item can appear in either the verbal or the nominal context, with its interpretation subject to morphosyntactic context alone.

Abstract

The Australian language Jingulu makes use of a small set of optional deictic markers on nominals which are homophonous with some of the verbal tense markers in the language. It is a fairly straightforward matter to argue that the former use is derived from the latter via re-analysis of clauses. However, the choice of theoretical framework can lead to very different synchronic analyses: the standard lexicalist approach listing the verbal and nominal uses as separate homophonous morphemes; while a late-insertion approach opens up the possibility that a single vocabulary item can appear in either the verbal or the nominal context, with its interpretation subject to morphosyntactic context alone.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Map of Australian languages refferred to in this book vii
  4. List of contributors xi
  5. Editors’ introduction 1
  6. Bibliography of Mary Laughren 15
  7. Evaluating the Bilingual Education Program in Warlpiri schools 25
  8. Part 1. Phonology
  9. Phonological aspects of Arandic baby talk 49
  10. Prestopping of nasals and laterals is only partly parallel 81
  11. Part 2. Morphology
  12. Liminal pronoun systems 99
  13. Verbs as spatial deixis markers in Jingulu 123
  14. The reconstruction of inflectional classes in morphology 153
  15. Part 3. Syntax
  16. Marking Definiteness or Specificity, not necessarily both 193
  17. Theory and experiment in parametric minimalism 217
  18. Serial verbs in Wambaya 263
  19. Nominals as adjuncts or arguments 283
  20. Part 4. Semantics
  21. The case of the invisible postman 319
  22. Manner and result 337
  23. Part 5. Anthropological Linguistics
  24. Shifting relations 361
  25. Language index 383
  26. Subject index 385
Language Description Informed by Theory
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https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.147.07pen

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Map of Australian languages refferred to in this book vii
  4. List of contributors xi
  5. Editors’ introduction 1
  6. Bibliography of Mary Laughren 15
  7. Evaluating the Bilingual Education Program in Warlpiri schools 25
  8. Part 1. Phonology
  9. Phonological aspects of Arandic baby talk 49
  10. Prestopping of nasals and laterals is only partly parallel 81
  11. Part 2. Morphology
  12. Liminal pronoun systems 99
  13. Verbs as spatial deixis markers in Jingulu 123
  14. The reconstruction of inflectional classes in morphology 153
  15. Part 3. Syntax
  16. Marking Definiteness or Specificity, not necessarily both 193
  17. Theory and experiment in parametric minimalism 217
  18. Serial verbs in Wambaya 263
  19. Nominals as adjuncts or arguments 283
  20. Part 4. Semantics
  21. The case of the invisible postman 319
  22. Manner and result 337
  23. Part 5. Anthropological Linguistics
  24. Shifting relations 361
  25. Language index 383
  26. Subject index 385
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