Converbs and adverbial clauses in Badaga, a South-Dravidian language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20034162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christiane Pilot-Raichoor (LACITO(Laboratoire des langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale), Fédération Typologie et Universaux Linguistiques, CNRS, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 165-202 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Clause linking and clause hierarchy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/slcs.121.06pil |
| OpenAlex | W2494285297 |
| ISBN | 9789027205889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper analyzes complex sentence constructions in Badaga, a Dravidian language spoken in Southern India. After identifying the strategies used to express clause dependency, mainly based on converbs, adjectival participles and a quotative element, it examines their use and distribution in different semantic functions: temporal, causal, purposive etc. A few sample cases of the simultaneous use of these strategies in complex sentences will be given. Noticeable findings are that (i) there is a clear distinction between a polyfunctional dependent contextual converb and several specialized converbs, constructing more autonomous adverbial clauses, and (ii) none of the clause dependency strategies is specific to a single semantic function. Crucially, word order, and prosodic and pragmatic factors contribute to the interpretation of dependent clauses
Adverbial · Dependent clause · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Semantic interpretation · Sentence · Word order · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |