The Sumerian Discourse Markers u4-ba and u4-bi-a
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Jay Crisostomo (0000-0003-3642-3083, University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-66 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/jcunestud.69.2017.0049 |
| OpenAlex | W2652891896 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In Old Babylonian Sumerian literature, the temporal phrases u4-ba and u4-bi-a typically occur in complementary distribution. Previous analyses have focused on morphological disparity to differentiate the two. The present paper considers pragmatic functions within a larger discourse structure, analyzing them as discourse markers, specifically temporal connectives. In this study based on a corpus analysis of Old Babylonian literary compositions, I argue that in Sumerian discourse, u4-ba primarily marks perspectival shifts and refocusing, and u4-bi-a indexes sequential and consequential action
Action (physics · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Physics · Sumerian · Ancient Near East History · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |