‘Pour out libation to all the gods!’
Exhaustive constructions in Northern Prinmi ritual speech
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21557573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henriette Daudey (La Trobe University), Gerong Pincuo (Lijiang Pumi Research Association) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2-18 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-3500 • E-ISSN: 2214-5907 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/ltba.19011.dau |
| OpenAlex | W3081788560 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Ritual speech in many languages around the world shows grammar distinct from grammar used in daily speech. In Northern Prinmi ritual speech we found a significant use of two exhaustive constructions, one of which is not attested in daily speech; the other is only minimally attested. We argue that exhaustive constructions are strong expressions of the utmost degree which makes them particularly useful to the serious occasions in which ritual speech is used, such as when pronouncing blessings or invoking the gods. We also discuss two possible grammaticalization pathways, but find no conclusive evidence for either
Grammar · Grammaticalization · Indirect speech · Linguistics · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |