The multiple functions of the reflexive pronoun in Tujia

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ID21557584
AuthorsMan Lu (0000-0002-9238-0797, Hunan University), Lu Man (0000-0003-4679-1402, Hunan University), Jeroen Van De Weijer (0000-0003-1473-6505, Shenzhen University)
Year2024
Volume47
Issue1
Pages140-159
Publication date2024-05-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0731-3500 • E-ISSN: 2214-5907
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ltba.00020.man
OpenAlexW4396996662
LanguageEN
References cited14

This paper investigates the functions of the reflexive pronoun ko 53 to 21 / to 21 in Tujia, a Tibeto-Burman (TB) language. Apart from being used as a verb object, the reflexive pronoun in Tujia can be used as an intensifier, indicating “self, non-other”, but it can also be used to create “passive” or “causative” meaning. It is argued that both meanings created by the reflexive pronoun can be accounted for under a decomposition approach. Verbal reflexives isomorphic with anti-causative or passive morphemes have been reported for European languages, while a reflexive pronoun with causative meaning is quite rare. The present paper therefore contributes not only to the typology in this area but also to the expression of causative and passive in Tibeto-Burman languages

Linguistics · Pronoun · Reflexive pronoun · Reflexivity · Sociology · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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