27 Non-verbal predication in Ju
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Tom Güldemann
Abstract
This paper provides a description of non-verbal predication in the Ju complex (Kx’a family) of the Kalahari Basin area and also highlights important diachronic developments in this domain. Ju typically employs copula constructions with a widely attested division of labor between one copula type that caters for equational predicates, and the other type encoding location. Our multi-varietal description captures the breadth of diversification across the Ju complex, including historical documentation going back to the late nineteenth century that proves to be highly relevant for a robust understanding of the contemporary data. Our diachronic analysis of the assembled data provides cases of various historical changes such as the functional expansion of a copula, the emergence of a copula from a presentational marker, and the emergence of a ‘have’-verb from an existential verb.
Abstract
This paper provides a description of non-verbal predication in the Ju complex (Kx’a family) of the Kalahari Basin area and also highlights important diachronic developments in this domain. Ju typically employs copula constructions with a widely attested division of labor between one copula type that caters for equational predicates, and the other type encoding location. Our multi-varietal description captures the breadth of diversification across the Ju complex, including historical documentation going back to the late nineteenth century that proves to be highly relevant for a robust understanding of the contemporary data. Our diachronic analysis of the assembled data provides cases of various historical changes such as the functional expansion of a copula, the emergence of a copula from a presentational marker, and the emergence of a ‘have’-verb from an existential verb.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- List of the Authors V
- Acknowledgments
- Contents IX
- Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 785
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Part II: Case studies
- 22 Non-verbal predication in Maltese 789
- 23 Non-verbal predication in Nilotic 829
- 24 Non-verbal predication in Cushitic 865
- 25 Non-verbal predication in Mandinka and other Mande languages 915
- 26 Non-verbal predication in Cuwabo (Bantu) 955
- 27 Non-verbal predication in Ju 993
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Austronesia, Papunesia, Australia
- 28 Non-verbal predicates in Oceanic languages 1021
- 29 Non-verbal predication in Formosan languages 1067
- 30 Non-verbal predication in three families of Papunesia: Teiwa, Tidore and Mian 1103
- 31 Non-verbal predication in Nungon 1143
- 32 Non-verbal predication in Ngumpin-Yapa languages (Australia) 1169
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Part III: Conclusion and prospects
- 33 Non-verbal predication: Results and perspectives 1213
- Subject index 1275
- Language index 1283
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- List of the Authors V
- Acknowledgments
- Contents IX
- Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 785
-
Part II: Case studies
- 22 Non-verbal predication in Maltese 789
- 23 Non-verbal predication in Nilotic 829
- 24 Non-verbal predication in Cushitic 865
- 25 Non-verbal predication in Mandinka and other Mande languages 915
- 26 Non-verbal predication in Cuwabo (Bantu) 955
- 27 Non-verbal predication in Ju 993
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Austronesia, Papunesia, Australia
- 28 Non-verbal predicates in Oceanic languages 1021
- 29 Non-verbal predication in Formosan languages 1067
- 30 Non-verbal predication in three families of Papunesia: Teiwa, Tidore and Mian 1103
- 31 Non-verbal predication in Nungon 1143
- 32 Non-verbal predication in Ngumpin-Yapa languages (Australia) 1169
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Part III: Conclusion and prospects
- 33 Non-verbal predication: Results and perspectives 1213
- Subject index 1275
- Language index 1283
