The grammaticalization of manner expressions into complementizers
Insights from Semitic languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10294191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rodrigo Hernáiz (0009-0009-7672-4893, Languages and Linguistics , The Open University Milton Keynes , UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 617-651 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ling-2021-0197 |
| OpenAlex | W4390747244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
Complementation strategies in both ancient and modern Semitic languages include the use of a series of cognate complementizers typically sharing a k -element: e.g., Tigrinya käm , Modern Hebrew ki , Akkadian kī ( ma ) or Ge’ez kama . The sources and the developments that led to the complementizer use of these multifunctional k -subordinators are not sufficiently clear, and diverse interpretations have been proposed. The present article analyses the oldest written record of k -complement markers in Semitic, focusing on Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian. The analysis of the type and distribution of complement constructions suggest a different explanation for their development based on the grammaticalization of similative manner expressions, a process attested in Afro-Asiatic and other languages. The article also highlights the presence and potential role of nominal complementation among the earliest recorded forms of complementation in Akkadian. The data presented here provide insights into the origin of k- complementizers in Semitic languages with less ancient written evidence, from Ancient Hebrew to Ethiosemitic
Akkadian · Arabic · Art · Cognate · Complement (music) · Complementation · Complementizer · Grammaticalization · Hebrew · Linguistics · Literature · Semitic languages · Syntax · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |