Benefactive applicative periphrases
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Denis Creissels
Abstract
After defining applicative periphrases as constructions in which a verb (the verb-operator) acts as a valency operator licensing the expression of an additional participant fulfilling a given semantic role in the event encoded by another verb (the lexical verb), this paper analyses applicative periphrases licensing beneficiaries. I recognize three formal types with respect to the grammatical nature of the two verb forms involved in the periphrasis and examine their distribution in the languages of the world. I then discuss grammaticalization paths leading to benefactive applicative periphrases, as well as further evolutions of benefactive applicative periphrases. The last two sections are devoted to autobenefactive applicative periphrases and to the use of verbs other than ‘give’ as verb-operator in benefactive applicative periphrases.
Abstract
After defining applicative periphrases as constructions in which a verb (the verb-operator) acts as a valency operator licensing the expression of an additional participant fulfilling a given semantic role in the event encoded by another verb (the lexical verb), this paper analyses applicative periphrases licensing beneficiaries. I recognize three formal types with respect to the grammatical nature of the two verb forms involved in the periphrasis and examine their distribution in the languages of the world. I then discuss grammaticalization paths leading to benefactive applicative periphrases, as well as further evolutions of benefactive applicative periphrases. The last two sections are devoted to autobenefactive applicative periphrases and to the use of verbs other than ‘give’ as verb-operator in benefactive applicative periphrases.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- Benefactive applicative periphrases 29
- Cross-linguistic categorization of benefactives by event structure 71
- An areal and cross-linguistic study of benefactive and malefactive constructions 97
- The role of benefactives and related notions in the typology of purpose clauses 121
- Benefactive and malefactive uses of Salish applicatives 147
- Beneficiaries and recipients in Toba (Guaycurú) 185
- Benefactive and malefactive applicativization in Mapudungun 203
- The benefactive semantic potential of ‘caused reception’ constructions 219
- Beneficiary coding in Finnish 245
- Benefactives in Laz 271
- Benefactive and malefactive verb extensions in the Koalib very system 295
- Benefactives and malefactives in Gumer (Gurage) 317
- A “reflexive benefactive” in Chamba-Daka (Adamawa branch, Niger-Congo family) 331
- Beneficiary and other roles of the dative in Tashelhiyt 351
- Benefactive strategies in Thai 377
- Korean benefactive particles and their meanings 393
- Malefactivity in Japanese 419
- Index 437
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- Benefactive applicative periphrases 29
- Cross-linguistic categorization of benefactives by event structure 71
- An areal and cross-linguistic study of benefactive and malefactive constructions 97
- The role of benefactives and related notions in the typology of purpose clauses 121
- Benefactive and malefactive uses of Salish applicatives 147
- Beneficiaries and recipients in Toba (Guaycurú) 185
- Benefactive and malefactive applicativization in Mapudungun 203
- The benefactive semantic potential of ‘caused reception’ constructions 219
- Beneficiary coding in Finnish 245
- Benefactives in Laz 271
- Benefactive and malefactive verb extensions in the Koalib very system 295
- Benefactives and malefactives in Gumer (Gurage) 317
- A “reflexive benefactive” in Chamba-Daka (Adamawa branch, Niger-Congo family) 331
- Beneficiary and other roles of the dative in Tashelhiyt 351
- Benefactive strategies in Thai 377
- Korean benefactive particles and their meanings 393
- Malefactivity in Japanese 419
- Index 437
