From classifiers to subordination

Nominal origins of relativizers and subordinators in Tù’un na Ñuu Sá Mátxíí Ntxè’è (Mixtec)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21485660
AutoresAlbert Ventayol-Boada (0000-0001-7734-4926, University of California, Santa Barbara, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Número43
Páginas177
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerindia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0221-8852 • E-ISSN: 0221-8852
EditorialStructure et Dynamique des Langues (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.56551/jkfg5183
OpenAlexW4296372636
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas18

Grammaticalization patterns of nominal classification devices suggest that class terms tend to evolve into classifier systems, which may develop into gender and noun class systems. Additionally, classifiers are involved in the grammaticalization of other morphosyntactic categories, including applicatives, benefactives, and tense. This paper provides evidence for noun classifiers as the source of relative pronouns and subordinators in T'un na uu S Mtxt Ntx' (San Martn Duraznos Mixtec, Otomanguean) and identifies a grammaticalization pathway from different generic nouns in the language to noun classifiers, thence to third person pronouns, relative pronouns, and finally subordinators. Each step on the grammaticalization cline is functionally motivated and is consistent with cross-linguistic patterns of language change, and thus this study provides new insight into the sources of relativizers

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