Toward a typology of directional motion for African Languages

This paper examines the syntactic and semantic expression of basic directional motion and its manner counterparts across the four language phyla of Africa. We sample languages from each phylum, concentrating on basic, non-deictic, directional motion and its counterpart in which motion, direction, an...

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Autores principales:	Ronald P. Schaefer, Richard Gaines
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 1997
Materias:	motion direction typology manner Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a89dae63b19a4409a37abdff27fc2bab2021-11-19T03:53:53ZToward a typology of directional motion for African Languages10.32473/sal.v26i2.1073930039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a89dae63b19a4409a37abdff27fc2bab1997-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107393https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper examines the syntactic and semantic expression of basic directional motion and its manner counterparts across the four language phyla of Africa. We sample languages from each phylum, concentrating on basic, non-deictic, directional motion and its counterpart in which motion, direction, and manner of motion occur simultaneously. Two primary findings emerge. Across Africa, basic directional motion tends to be verb-framed with respect to direction; it conflates the semantic components Motion+Direction in verbs equivalent to 'enter, circle, traverse'. Manner of motion, while maintaining this lexicalization pattern, syntactically registers a Motion+Direction verb and its linear order relative to a Manner verb through either of two primary strategies. Manner precedes Motion+ Direction when the two verbs are conveyed through serial verb sequences, verb compounding, or verb coordination. Manner follows Motion+Direction when the former is specified as a deranked verbal form, e.g., as a gerundive, or as part of a deranked clause, e.g., a subordinate clause.Ronald P. SchaeferRichard GainesLibraryPress@UFarticlemotiondirectiontypologymannerPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 26, Iss 2 (1997)
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spellingShingle	motion direction typology manner Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Ronald P. Schaefer Richard Gaines Toward a typology of directional motion for African Languages
description	This paper examines the syntactic and semantic expression of basic directional motion and its manner counterparts across the four language phyla of Africa. We sample languages from each phylum, concentrating on basic, non-deictic, directional motion and its counterpart in which motion, direction, and manner of motion occur simultaneously. Two primary findings emerge. Across Africa, basic directional motion tends to be verb-framed with respect to direction; it conflates the semantic components Motion+Direction in verbs equivalent to 'enter, circle, traverse'. Manner of motion, while maintaining this lexicalization pattern, syntactically registers a Motion+Direction verb and its linear order relative to a Manner verb through either of two primary strategies. Manner precedes Motion+ Direction when the two verbs are conveyed through serial verb sequences, verb compounding, or verb coordination. Manner follows Motion+Direction when the former is specified as a deranked verbal form, e.g., as a gerundive, or as part of a deranked clause, e.g., a subordinate clause.
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Toward a typology of directional motion for African Languages

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