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15 Associated motion in Bantu languages

  • Rozenn Guérois , Hannah Gibson and Bastian Persohn
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Associated Motion
This chapter is in the book Associated Motion

Abstract

Associated motion (AM) is not a widely used term in literature on Bantu languages. However, on the basis of a set of 55 Bantu languages, all of which have markers for associated motion, this chapter makes a case that the grammatical category of AM is indeed robustly attested throughout this language family. The chapter offers a comparative-typological survey of the encoding of associated motion in Bantu, and constitutes the first systematic examination of the category in this language family. It considers the morphological and semantic features of AM, their geographic distribution and how many AM distinctions are encoded in the languages. Further variation is also considered in relation to: i) the grammatical function of the moving figure, ii) the order of the main event and the motion co-event, iii) the restriction of markers to specific Tense-Aspect-Mood constructions, and iv) additional semantic developments associated with AM markers. By developing a small-scale typology of AM across the Bantu language family, this chapter contributes to the emerging typology of the AM category in the world’s languages, as well as to our understanding of this category in Bantu.

Abstract

Associated motion (AM) is not a widely used term in literature on Bantu languages. However, on the basis of a set of 55 Bantu languages, all of which have markers for associated motion, this chapter makes a case that the grammatical category of AM is indeed robustly attested throughout this language family. The chapter offers a comparative-typological survey of the encoding of associated motion in Bantu, and constitutes the first systematic examination of the category in this language family. It considers the morphological and semantic features of AM, their geographic distribution and how many AM distinctions are encoded in the languages. Further variation is also considered in relation to: i) the grammatical function of the moving figure, ii) the order of the main event and the motion co-event, iii) the restriction of markers to specific Tense-Aspect-Mood constructions, and iv) additional semantic developments associated with AM markers. By developing a small-scale typology of AM across the Bantu language family, this chapter contributes to the emerging typology of the AM category in the world’s languages, as well as to our understanding of this category in Bantu.

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/10.1515/9783110692099-015

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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