The Factative and the Perfective-Inchoative in Cuurammã (Turka, Gur)
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Colin Suggett
Abstract
This paper examines two aspectual categories—Factative and Perfective-Inchoative—in Turka. Both categories interact differently with dynamic predication than with stative. In dynamic predications, Factative encodes a prototypical perfective meaning. Perfective-Inchoative also encodes a perfective meaning, but overlays this with spatial distinctions and a nuance of ‘established expectation’ or ‘culmination’. When combined with stative predication, Factative encodes a current state, whereas the Perfective-Inchoative encodes a change of state. Factative and Perfective-Inchoative are distributed differently in conversation than narrative discourse. Factative clauses decrease, and Perfective-Inchoative increase. This is accounted for by a novel function whereby Perfective-Inchoative encodes adverbial ‘when’ clauses in a narrative. Factative is also exploited for this purpose, but with far less frequency.
Abstract
This paper examines two aspectual categories—Factative and Perfective-Inchoative—in Turka. Both categories interact differently with dynamic predication than with stative. In dynamic predications, Factative encodes a prototypical perfective meaning. Perfective-Inchoative also encodes a perfective meaning, but overlays this with spatial distinctions and a nuance of ‘established expectation’ or ‘culmination’. When combined with stative predication, Factative encodes a current state, whereas the Perfective-Inchoative encodes a change of state. Factative and Perfective-Inchoative are distributed differently in conversation than narrative discourse. Factative clauses decrease, and Perfective-Inchoative increase. This is accounted for by a novel function whereby Perfective-Inchoative encodes adverbial ‘when’ clauses in a narrative. Factative is also exploited for this purpose, but with far less frequency.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Discourse structuring and typology 1
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Nilo-Saharan
- Aspect and thematic clause combining in Maa (Nilotic) 23
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Isolate
- Main event line structure and aspect in Sandawe narratives 53
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Afro-Asiatic
- The functions of Non-Final verbs and their aspectual categories in Northern Mao (Omotic) narrative 81
- Aspect-Mood and discourse in Kabyle (Berber) spoken narratives 117
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Niger-Congo
- The roles of Dissociative and (Non-)Completive morphology in structuring Totela (Bantu) narratives 145
- Narrative uses of the U̱t-Ma'in (Kainji) Bare Verb form 219
- Rethinking narrative tenses based on data from Nalu (Atlantic) and Yeyi (Bantu) 177
- The Factative and the Perfective-Inchoative in Cuurammã (Turka, Gur) 249
- Aspectual and storyline tension in Emai’s (Edoid) narrative template 287
- Topic Index 315
- Language Index 321
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Discourse structuring and typology 1
-
Nilo-Saharan
- Aspect and thematic clause combining in Maa (Nilotic) 23
-
Isolate
- Main event line structure and aspect in Sandawe narratives 53
-
Afro-Asiatic
- The functions of Non-Final verbs and their aspectual categories in Northern Mao (Omotic) narrative 81
- Aspect-Mood and discourse in Kabyle (Berber) spoken narratives 117
-
Niger-Congo
- The roles of Dissociative and (Non-)Completive morphology in structuring Totela (Bantu) narratives 145
- Narrative uses of the U̱t-Ma'in (Kainji) Bare Verb form 219
- Rethinking narrative tenses based on data from Nalu (Atlantic) and Yeyi (Bantu) 177
- The Factative and the Perfective-Inchoative in Cuurammã (Turka, Gur) 249
- Aspectual and storyline tension in Emai’s (Edoid) narrative template 287
- Topic Index 315
- Language Index 321
