Semantics of abstract finals in Algonquian transitive inanimate verbs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20260596
AutoresJ Peter Denny (Western University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1983
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas133-148
Fecha de publicación1983-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de linguistique (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0008-4131 • E-ISSN: 1710-1115
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0008413100024087
OpenAlexW2790085413
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas12

A general problem in Algonquian verb derivation is the role of various morphemes conveying abstract meanings, in contrast to those conveying the main concrete meaning of the verb. Usually, the specific action taking place is quite well described by the root, medial and concrete final, but other morphemes appear such as pre-medials, post-medials and abstract finals which have much more abstract but nonetheless vital meanings. The abstract morphemes are especially important because they are few in number, but occur frequently, so that the abstract meaning of any one of them is a component of the meaning of large numbers of verbs. In previous papers I have tried to show what some of these abstract meanings are. In Denny and Mailhot (1976) we showed that, in Cree-Montagnais, pre-medial -ā- indicates that the root expresses an extrinsic property of the object referred to by the medial, e.g., ossisk ā kam-āw ‘cypress-EXTRINSIC-lake-it.is = it is a cypress lake,’ whereas lack of pre-medial -ā- indicates that the root expresses an intrinsic property, e.g., čino-kam-āw ‘long-lake-it.is = it is a long lake.’

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