The emergence of lexical applicatives in Iraqw

Author(s):
Mous, M.P.G.M. (0000-0001-5867-5180)
Published
2023
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Iraqw has a number of preverbal elements that are compounded to the verb and some of these have functions similar to an applicative.

These compounds are not fully productive and are prone to lexicalisations.

One of them, hara, doubles as a preposition. The grammaticalisation of a number of these preverbal elements allows us to study the process of development from preposition (and other independent elements) to verbal applicative marker.

ApplicativeCushiticVerbal compoundsGrammaticalizationIraqw
Date issued
2023
Language
English
Is part of
Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics (2023), Vol. 5, no. 1, p. 3-30
hdl
1887/3563035
URL
https://arushalinguistics.org/volumes/vol-5-no-1-2023

Funding

Sponsorship
NWO
Grant number
406.18.TW.013