Towards an Aspect-Based Analysis of the Verb Categories of Amurdak

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ID12059281
AuthorsRobert Mailhammer (0000-0003-0628-9813, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume29
Issue3
Pages349-391
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0726-8602 • E-ISSN: 1469-2996
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07268600903232915
OpenAlexW2041069476
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited19

This paper proposes a reanalysis of the TAM categories of Amurdak. Previous work has assumed a contrast of tense categories. It will be shown that such an analysis is inadequate, as it cannot accurately account for the data, because the morphemes representing these categories do not have the function to localize events in time. Instead, it is posited that the Amurdak verb possesses a contrast between a perfective and an imperfective aspect. This permits an accurate explanation of the data, and it is wellsupported cross-linguistically. In addition, it opens up interesting questions from the viewpoint of comparative areal and typological linguistics

Contrast (vision · Function (biology · Linguistics · Morpheme · Natural language processing · Verb · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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