Come is the new go

The evolution of stem alternation of basic motion verbs in Khroskyabs

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ID21756965
AuthorsYanning Lai (0000-0001-7034-056X, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume22
Issue2
Pages338-375
Publication date2021-03-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage and Linguistics 語言暨語言學 (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1606-822X • E-ISSN: 2309-5067
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/lali.00085.lai
OpenAlexW3108793908
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

In this paper, I describe the morphology as well as the uses of the basic motion verbs, ‘to come’ and ‘to go’, in Khroskyabs based on two of its varieties, Siyuewu and Wobzi, before analyzing the evolutionary pathways of their stem alternation patterns. The meanings of the basic motion verbs in Khroskyabs originally were not ‘to come’ or ‘to go’; instead, these verbs denoted Goal-oriented motion and Source-oriented motion. The choice of the deictic center is the key to the semantic change toward ‘to come’ and ‘to go’ in the modern language

Deixis · Linguistics · Semantic change · Computer Science · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Artificial Intelligence

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