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Innovation in nominalization in Magar

A Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal
  • Karen Grunow-Hårsta
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Nominalization in Asian Languages
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Abstract

The focus of this paper is innovation in the nominalization system of Magar, a Central Himalayish language, belonging to the Bodic sub-phylum of Tibeto-Burman, and spoken largely in central Nepal. Nominalization is a prominent feature of Bodic, and many of these languages including Magar have innovated beyond the primary and expected function of nominalization, i.e. to derive nominals from non-nominals. This paper examines innovation, specifically in terms of patterns identified by Noonan (2008): (1) elaboration, (2) extension and (3) elimination. These patterns are defined and described; furthermore innovation and its effects in Magar are viewed in the context of other Tibeto-Burman languages.

Abstract

The focus of this paper is innovation in the nominalization system of Magar, a Central Himalayish language, belonging to the Bodic sub-phylum of Tibeto-Burman, and spoken largely in central Nepal. Nominalization is a prominent feature of Bodic, and many of these languages including Magar have innovated beyond the primary and expected function of nominalization, i.e. to derive nominals from non-nominals. This paper examines innovation, specifically in terms of patterns identified by Noonan (2008): (1) elaboration, (2) extension and (3) elimination. These patterns are defined and described; furthermore innovation and its effects in Magar are viewed in the context of other Tibeto-Burman languages.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface xi
  4. Acknowledgment to reviewers xv
  5. List of contributors xvii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. From light noun to nominalizer and more 61
  8. On the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of the morpheme kai in the Chaozhou dialect 109
  9. The Cantonese ge3 125
  10. On gerundive nominalization in Mandarin and Cantonese 147
  11. Nominalization in Tibeto-Burman languages of the Himalayan area 163
  12. Aspects of the historical development of nominalizers in the Tamangic languages 195
  13. Innovation in nominalization in Magar 215
  14. Nominalization and nominalization-based constructions in Galo 255
  15. Nominalization in Numhpuk Singpho 289
  16. Nominalization in Nuosu Yi 313
  17. Finite structures from clausal nominalization in Tibeto-Burman 343
  18. Linker, relativizer, nominalizer, tense-particle 363
  19. Nominalization and stance marking in Korean 393
  20. A case of non-derived stand-alone nominalization 423
  21. Nominalization in Okinawan 445
  22. Versatility of nominalizations 473
  23. The functions of - an and = ay in Kavalan 499
  24. Clausal nominalization in Budai Rukai 523
  25. Nominalization in Saisiyat 561
  26. Rise and fall of referentiality 589
  27. Referential and non-referential uses of nominalization constructions in Malay 627
  28. Expressing exclamatives in Malagasy 659
  29. Nominalizations in Toqabaqita and closely related languages 685
  30. Exclamatives and temporal nominalizations in Austronesian 721
  31. Discourse-structuring functions of Abui demonstratives 757
  32. Index 789
  33. Language index 795
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.96.08gru

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface xi
  4. Acknowledgment to reviewers xv
  5. List of contributors xvii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. From light noun to nominalizer and more 61
  8. On the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of the morpheme kai in the Chaozhou dialect 109
  9. The Cantonese ge3 125
  10. On gerundive nominalization in Mandarin and Cantonese 147
  11. Nominalization in Tibeto-Burman languages of the Himalayan area 163
  12. Aspects of the historical development of nominalizers in the Tamangic languages 195
  13. Innovation in nominalization in Magar 215
  14. Nominalization and nominalization-based constructions in Galo 255
  15. Nominalization in Numhpuk Singpho 289
  16. Nominalization in Nuosu Yi 313
  17. Finite structures from clausal nominalization in Tibeto-Burman 343
  18. Linker, relativizer, nominalizer, tense-particle 363
  19. Nominalization and stance marking in Korean 393
  20. A case of non-derived stand-alone nominalization 423
  21. Nominalization in Okinawan 445
  22. Versatility of nominalizations 473
  23. The functions of - an and = ay in Kavalan 499
  24. Clausal nominalization in Budai Rukai 523
  25. Nominalization in Saisiyat 561
  26. Rise and fall of referentiality 589
  27. Referential and non-referential uses of nominalization constructions in Malay 627
  28. Expressing exclamatives in Malagasy 659
  29. Nominalizations in Toqabaqita and closely related languages 685
  30. Exclamatives and temporal nominalizations in Austronesian 721
  31. Discourse-structuring functions of Abui demonstratives 757
  32. Index 789
  33. Language index 795
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