The stative conjugation in Zulu, Sotho and Venda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Westphal (SOAS University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125-137 |
| Publication date | 1950-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020185008706817 |
| OpenAlex | W2076087735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
SYNOPSIS Verb forms denoting states are described as part of S. Bantu verb conjugations. In order to analyse them accurately it is necessary to distinguish “meaning” and “reference”. Secondly, in analysis, the principle is that where there is no formal (lexical, morphological or syntactical) distinction the attempt to recognize “referential” distinctions will mostly prove to be unfruitful. A selector system of verb forms (based on syntactical considerations and comprising the “indicative mood") is then established and the statives are dealt with as part of this system. The statives do not employ the full range of forms in the selector system. G. Fortune's paper on “Inchoatives” is discussed and an attempt is made to shorn that, while a case could be made out for “inchoatives” in Zulu where there are formal distinctions, there are no formal distinctions in Venda and Karanga to justify the assumption that “Shorn” has “inchoative” and “non‐inchoative” stems. What Fortune describes as “inchoative” is shown to be a result of the “time reference” of the verb stem. The languages dealt with are Zulu, Southern Sotho, Venda, and Karanga. Typical statives are the words for “be asleep”, “be hungry”, “be satisfied”, “be tired”, “be well”, “be warm”. By “stative” is meant no more than a stem which “selects” a certain series of tenses out of the selector system
Bantu languages · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Verb · Zulu · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 1971 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |