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Associated Motion
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Abstract

This chapter investigates the morphological expression of Associated Motion (AM) and Directionals from a broad typological perspective based on a balanced sample of 325 languages worldwide. Directionals are found in about one-third of the languages surveyed, whereas AM is found in about one-fourth, in some cases beyond the traditional areas for research on these phenomena, and often based on very different descriptive traditions and terminology. It is determined that, although the distributions of AM and Directionals overlap, they represent distinct grammatical categories. Typically, Directionals combine with lexical motion verbs to specify path, whereas AM contributes motion to nonmotion verbs. The main parameters of variation for AM are the moving argument (most often subject, alternatively object), and the temporal relationship of the motion to predicate (before, during or after). Prior AM is found to be the most common type, followed by Concurrent and Subsequent. Typological generalizations are presented based on the data, and challenging cases are discussed in detail, as well as implications for continued research.

Abstract

This chapter investigates the morphological expression of Associated Motion (AM) and Directionals from a broad typological perspective based on a balanced sample of 325 languages worldwide. Directionals are found in about one-third of the languages surveyed, whereas AM is found in about one-fourth, in some cases beyond the traditional areas for research on these phenomena, and often based on very different descriptive traditions and terminology. It is determined that, although the distributions of AM and Directionals overlap, they represent distinct grammatical categories. Typically, Directionals combine with lexical motion verbs to specify path, whereas AM contributes motion to nonmotion verbs. The main parameters of variation for AM are the moving argument (most often subject, alternatively object), and the temporal relationship of the motion to predicate (before, during or after). Prior AM is found to be the most common type, followed by Concurrent and Subsequent. Typological generalizations are presented based on the data, and challenging cases are discussed in detail, as well as implications for continued research.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Perspectives and general issues
  4. 1 Introduction: associated motion as a grammatical category in linguistic typology 3
  5. 2 A cross-linguistic survey of Associated Motion and Directionals 31
  6. 3 Serial verb constructions and motion semantics 87
  7. 4 Associated motion and directionals: where they overlap 129
  8. 5 Deictic directionality as associated motion: motion, complex events and event integration in African languages 163
  9. 6 A visual stimulus for eliciting associated motion 201
  10. Part II: Australia and South Pacific
  11. 7 Associated motion in the Pama-Nyungan languages of Australia 231
  12. 8 Mudburra associated motion in an areal perspective 325
  13. 9 “Now the story’s turning around”: Associated motion and directionality in Ende, a language of Papua New Guinea 357
  14. 10 Preverbal directionals as markers of associated motion in Paluai (Austronesian; Oceanic) 385
  15. Part III: The Americas
  16. 11 Associated motion in Chácobo (Pano) in typological perspective 419
  17. 12 Pilagá directionals and the typology of associated motion 451
  18. 13 Associated motion in North America (including Mexico and Central America) 485
  19. 14 Associated motion in the Otomi family 527
  20. Part IV: Africa
  21. 15 Associated motion in Bantu languages 569
  22. 16 Associated motion and deictic directional in Atlantic languages 611
  23. 17 Ventive, associated motion and aspect in Jóola Fóoñi (Atlantic) 665
  24. 18 The extension of associated motion to direction, aspect and argument structure in Nilotic languages 695
  25. 19 The ‘along’–deictic-directional verb suffix complex in Kupsapiny 747
  26. 20 At the intersection of associated motion, direction and exchoative aspect in the Koman languages 779
  27. Part V: Asia
  28. 21 Associated motion in Sino-Tibetan, with a focus on Gyalrongic and Kiranti 819
  29. 22 Associated motion in Tungusic languages: a case of mixed argument structure 855
  30. Subject Index 899
  31. Language Index 907
  32. Name Index 917
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110692099-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Perspectives and general issues
  4. 1 Introduction: associated motion as a grammatical category in linguistic typology 3
  5. 2 A cross-linguistic survey of Associated Motion and Directionals 31
  6. 3 Serial verb constructions and motion semantics 87
  7. 4 Associated motion and directionals: where they overlap 129
  8. 5 Deictic directionality as associated motion: motion, complex events and event integration in African languages 163
  9. 6 A visual stimulus for eliciting associated motion 201
  10. Part II: Australia and South Pacific
  11. 7 Associated motion in the Pama-Nyungan languages of Australia 231
  12. 8 Mudburra associated motion in an areal perspective 325
  13. 9 “Now the story’s turning around”: Associated motion and directionality in Ende, a language of Papua New Guinea 357
  14. 10 Preverbal directionals as markers of associated motion in Paluai (Austronesian; Oceanic) 385
  15. Part III: The Americas
  16. 11 Associated motion in Chácobo (Pano) in typological perspective 419
  17. 12 Pilagá directionals and the typology of associated motion 451
  18. 13 Associated motion in North America (including Mexico and Central America) 485
  19. 14 Associated motion in the Otomi family 527
  20. Part IV: Africa
  21. 15 Associated motion in Bantu languages 569
  22. 16 Associated motion and deictic directional in Atlantic languages 611
  23. 17 Ventive, associated motion and aspect in Jóola Fóoñi (Atlantic) 665
  24. 18 The extension of associated motion to direction, aspect and argument structure in Nilotic languages 695
  25. 19 The ‘along’–deictic-directional verb suffix complex in Kupsapiny 747
  26. 20 At the intersection of associated motion, direction and exchoative aspect in the Koman languages 779
  27. Part V: Asia
  28. 21 Associated motion in Sino-Tibetan, with a focus on Gyalrongic and Kiranti 819
  29. 22 Associated motion in Tungusic languages: a case of mixed argument structure 855
  30. Subject Index 899
  31. Language Index 907
  32. Name Index 917
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