The Classical Tibetan cases and their transcategoriality

From sacred grammar to modern linguistics

Bibliographic Data

ID8065090
AuthorsNicolas Tournadre (corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume9
Issue2
Publication date2014-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHimalayan Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1544-7502 • E-ISSN: 1544-7502
PublisherCalifornia Digital Library (CDL) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5070/h99223480
OpenAlexW2767253777
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited1

This paper proposes a new analysis of the Classical Tibetan case system. After presenting the traditional as well as modern linguistics view on cases, I introduce a new analysis of the Classical Tibetan case system in ten cases: absolutive, agentive, genitive, dative, purposive, locative, ablative, elative, associative and comparative. The present description of morphology, grammatical semantics and syntax of the cases is based on four fundamental properties of the Classical Tibetan casemarkers, namely: cliticity, multifunctionality, transcategoriality and optionality. The originality of this literary case system lies in the multifunctional, transcategorial and optional nature of the casemarkers, which largely contributes to the great syntactic complexity of this old literary language of the Tibeto-Burman family

Dative case · Genitive case · Grammar · Grammaticalization · Linguistics · Locative case · Syntax · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · History · Philosophy

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