Direction and associated motion in Tibeto-Burman

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ID21714441
AutoresCarol Genetti (0000-0001-5459-8317, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Campus , PO Box 129188 , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates, autor correspondente), Kristine A Hildebrandt (0000-0002-6209-6621, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Kristine Hildebrandt (English Language & Literature, Southern Illinois University , 2227 Peck Hall , Edwardsville , IL , 62026, USA), Nathaniel A Sims (0000-0003-2456-5025, Department of Linguistics, University of California , South Hall 3432 , Santa Barbara , CA , 93106, USA), Alexia Z Fawcett (0000-0001-8608-1304, Department of Linguistics, University of California , South Hall 3432 , Santa Barbara , CA , 93106, USA)
Ano2021
Volume25
Fascículo2
Páginas345-388
Data de publicação2021-07-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLinguistic Typology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1430-0532 • E-ISSN: 1613-415X
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/lingty-2020-2064
OpenAlexW3104652743
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas49

This study analyzes systems of direction and associated motion in 23 languages of the Tibeto-Burman family. Both direction and associated motion can be encoded by a range of grammatical strategies, including affixes, clitics, particles, serial-verb constructions, and auxiliary verbs. While some languages have only associated motion or direction, others have both, either via distinct subsystems, syntactic ambiguity, or context-dependent interpretation. While directional encodings can be interpreted as associated motion in some contexts, the reverse can also be true. Verbal semantics is key to the pragmatic interpretation of examples in context; some types of motion verbs are more compatible with directional interpretations and others with associated motion. In addition, certain types of motion verbs were found to be compatible with different temporal relationships that hold between the activity of the primary verb and the motional component. Finally, the grammatical role of the figure in such constructions depends on both the temporal relationship and the semantics of the verb

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