Rasmus Bernander
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1453679 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Rasmus Bernander |
| PRENOMES | Rasmus |
| SOBRENOME | Bernander |
| ASSINATURA | BERNANDER R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3984-0405 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Modality in mind
As explained at the outset of this book by its author, Jan Nuytswithout doubt one of the leading experts in the field of modalitythe title Modality in Mind is "deliberately ambiguous" (p. 1).It may be taken to encompass both the concern with the linguistic notion of modality, on the one hand, and, on the other, the analysis of modality on a cognitive (and functional) basis.In the latter regard, the book launches a Functional Procedural Grammar (F…
Epistemic possibility adverbs in East African Bantu – a typological-comparative overview
This article constitutes a pioneering comparative study of the use of epistemic possibility adverbs (EPAs) – i.e., sentence or clausal adverbs expressing neutral epistemic support (reminiscent of English ‘perhaps’) – in the Bantu languages of East Africa. In a sample of a total of 77 languages, the semantic and syntactic inter- and intra-clausal distribution of EPAs and the way they interact with other modal markers is investigated. Next, the sem…
Negative Indefinite Constructions in Bantu
This paper presents a first typology of negative indefinites in Bantu languages. The lack of interest in expressions of 'nobody' in Bantu languages is connected with the idea that they merely involve a generic noun for 'person' and main clause negation. Our study, based on a dataset of 85 Bantu languages, shows that exponents of 'nobody' can be quite diverse, either resembling exponents of 'somebody' or differing from them through the use of prag…
The acquisitive -pata in Swahili
This study examines the usage of the Swahili verb -pata ‘get’ as an auxiliary, shedding light on its multifaceted roles. The examination of its structural variation and functional extensions is based on data from different Swahili varieties. Drawing from a broad and versatile body of previous research on Swahili, this study posits the development of -pata from an erstwhile lexical verb to a light verb used in lexicalized constructions and further…
Relative constructions and the Bantu Relative Agreement Cycle in Western Serengeti
This article offers the first comprehensive study of relative constructions among the membersof the Western Serengeti (WS) group, a group of closely related Great Lakes Bantu languagevarieties spoken in the Mara region in northern Tanzania.The study has both a synchronic and a diachronic angle. First, we offer a systematicdescription of the various relativization types found in these varieties with regard to thephonological (prosodic) and (morpho…
Bantu negative verbs
This paper investigates the use of verbs in the expression of negation across Bantu. The development of erstwhile lexical verbs into markers of negation is an understudied yet widespread phenomenon across the language family. In this sample of 100 languages, we identify a range of pathways as well as specific functions performed by such verbs. Specifically, we identify the use of both intrinsic negative verbs — i.e. those with inherent negative m…
The noncausal/causal alternation in the Western Serengeti languages
This paper takes a look at the noncausal/causal alternation in a sample of about 30 verb pairs in the Western Serengeti languages (WS) Ikoma, Ishenyi, Nata and Ngoreme, spoken in the Mara region of Tanzania. Based on the data presented, these languages can be said to favour a strategy of causativization, i.e. deriving the causal verb from a noncausal base, in coding this alternation. In a preliminary cross-linguistic comparison, this preference f…
The numeral system(s) in Western Serengeti
In this study we offer a detailed synchronic and diachronic account of the hitherto un(der) documented numeral systems of the four closely related (Eastern) Bantu language varieties: Ikoma, Nata, Ishenyi, and Ngoreme – together forming the Western Serengeti subgroup. We describe the essentially identical formation and organization of numerals in these language varieties while also noting the morphosyntactic behaviour of numeral expressions and th…
On the “Atypical” Imperative Verb Form in Manda
This paper accounts for the atypical Imperative verb form found in Manda, a Bantu language spoken along the shores of Lake Nyasa in southern Tanzania. Unlike the vast majority of Bantu languages, Manda lacks a reflex of the so called “morphologically specialized” imperative. Instead, Imperatives (as well as other directives) are expressed with the suffixation of a marker of the form -ayi. Based on the form-meaning variation found both language-in…
A Note on the Present Tenses in some Southern Tanzanian Bantu Languages
In this article we discuss the shape of the present tense prefixes in a dozen Bantu languages that are spoken in a contingent area in southwestern Tanzania. All of these feature a high front vowel /i/ in at least one of their allomorphs. Comparing these present-day constructions and taking into account findings from grammaticalization theory, we propose a source structure involving a verbal periphrasis featuring a reflex of Proto-Bantu *jìkad ‘dw…
The grammaticalization of -kotok- into a negative marker in Manda (Bantu N.11)
It is common both crosslinguistically and specifically in Bantu languages for the prohibitive to be formed by a construction consisting of a cessative verb in collocation with a non-finite verb. This is also the case in Manda, an understudied Southern Tanzanian Bantu language. In Manda, a negative imperative is expressed by the auxiliary - kotok -, with the (lexical) meaning ‘leave (off), stop’, operating on an infinitive full verb. Intriguingly,…
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A Note on the Present Tenses in some Southern Tanzanian Bantu Languages
In this article we discuss the shape of the present tense prefixes in a dozen Bantu languages that are spoken in a contingent area in southwestern Tanzania. All of these feature a high front vowel /i/ in at least one of their allomorphs. Comparing these present-day constructions and taking into account findings from grammaticalization theory, we propose a source structure involving a verbal periphrasis featuring a reflex of Proto-Bantu *jìkad ‘dw…
The grammaticalization of -kotok- into a negative marker in Manda (Bantu N.11)
It is common both crosslinguistically and specifically in Bantu languages for the prohibitive to be formed by a construction consisting of a cessative verb in collocation with a non-finite verb. This is also the case in Manda, an understudied Southern Tanzanian Bantu language. In Manda, a negative imperative is expressed by the auxiliary - kotok -, with the (lexical) meaning ‘leave (off), stop’, operating on an infinitive full verb. Intriguingly,…
The numeral system(s) in Western Serengeti
In this study we offer a detailed synchronic and diachronic account of the hitherto un(der) documented numeral systems of the four closely related (Eastern) Bantu language varieties: Ikoma, Nata, Ishenyi, and Ngoreme – together forming the Western Serengeti subgroup. We describe the essentially identical formation and organization of numerals in these language varieties while also noting the morphosyntactic behaviour of numeral expressions and th…
On the “Atypical” Imperative Verb Form in Manda
This paper accounts for the atypical Imperative verb form found in Manda, a Bantu language spoken along the shores of Lake Nyasa in southern Tanzania. Unlike the vast majority of Bantu languages, Manda lacks a reflex of the so called “morphologically specialized” imperative. Instead, Imperatives (as well as other directives) are expressed with the suffixation of a marker of the form -ayi. Based on the form-meaning variation found both language-in…
The noncausal/causal alternation in the Western Serengeti languages
This paper takes a look at the noncausal/causal alternation in a sample of about 30 verb pairs in the Western Serengeti languages (WS) Ikoma, Ishenyi, Nata and Ngoreme, spoken in the Mara region of Tanzania. Based on the data presented, these languages can be said to favour a strategy of causativization, i.e. deriving the causal verb from a noncausal base, in coding this alternation. In a preliminary cross-linguistic comparison, this preference f…
Bantu negative verbs
This paper investigates the use of verbs in the expression of negation across Bantu. The development of erstwhile lexical verbs into markers of negation is an understudied yet widespread phenomenon across the language family. In this sample of 100 languages, we identify a range of pathways as well as specific functions performed by such verbs. Specifically, we identify the use of both intrinsic negative verbs — i.e. those with inherent negative m…
The acquisitive -pata in Swahili
This study examines the usage of the Swahili verb -pata ‘get’ as an auxiliary, shedding light on its multifaceted roles. The examination of its structural variation and functional extensions is based on data from different Swahili varieties. Drawing from a broad and versatile body of previous research on Swahili, this study posits the development of -pata from an erstwhile lexical verb to a light verb used in lexicalized constructions and further…
Relative constructions and the Bantu Relative Agreement Cycle in Western Serengeti
This article offers the first comprehensive study of relative constructions among the membersof the Western Serengeti (WS) group, a group of closely related Great Lakes Bantu languagevarieties spoken in the Mara region in northern Tanzania.The study has both a synchronic and a diachronic angle. First, we offer a systematicdescription of the various relativization types found in these varieties with regard to thephonological (prosodic) and (morpho…
Modality in mind
As explained at the outset of this book by its author, Jan Nuytswithout doubt one of the leading experts in the field of modalitythe title Modality in Mind is "deliberately ambiguous" (p. 1).It may be taken to encompass both the concern with the linguistic notion of modality, on the one hand, and, on the other, the analysis of modality on a cognitive (and functional) basis.In the latter regard, the book launches a Functional Procedural Grammar (F…
Epistemic possibility adverbs in East African Bantu – a typological-comparative overview
This article constitutes a pioneering comparative study of the use of epistemic possibility adverbs (EPAs) – i.e., sentence or clausal adverbs expressing neutral epistemic support (reminiscent of English ‘perhaps’) – in the Bantu languages of East Africa. In a sample of a total of 77 languages, the semantic and syntactic inter- and intra-clausal distribution of EPAs and the way they interact with other modal markers is investigated. Next, the sem…
Negative Indefinite Constructions in Bantu
This paper presents a first typology of negative indefinites in Bantu languages. The lack of interest in expressions of 'nobody' in Bantu languages is connected with the idea that they merely involve a generic noun for 'person' and main clause negation. Our study, based on a dataset of 85 Bantu languages, shows that exponents of 'nobody' can be quite diverse, either resembling exponents of 'somebody' or differing from them through the use of prag…
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