Reassessing the Position of Kanakanavu and Saaroa among the Formosan Languages

Elizabeth Zeitoun; Stacy F. Teng

doi:10.1353/ol.2016.0001

Reassessing the Position of Kanakanavu and Saaroa among the Formosan Languages

Oceanic Linguistics ◽

10.1353/ol.2016.0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 162-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Elizabeth Zeitoun ◽

Stacy F. Teng

Keyword(s):

Formosan Languages

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A Study of Triple Verb Serialization in Four Formosan Languages

Oceanic Linguistics ◽

10.1353/ol.0.0032 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 78-110

Author(s):

Maya Yuting Yeh ◽

Shuanfan Huang

Keyword(s):

Formosan Languages ◽

Verb Serialization

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6. The linguistic classification of Formosan languages

Siraya ◽

10.1515/9783110252965.8 ◽

2011 ◽

Keyword(s):

Formosan Languages ◽

Linguistic Classification

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On the grammaticalization of nominalization marker =ay in Kavalan and Amis: a contrastive study

LSA Annual Meeting Extended Abstracts ◽

10.3765/exabs.v0i0.553 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Haowen Jiang

Keyword(s):

Epistemic Modality ◽

Contrastive Study ◽

Functional Perspective ◽

Formosan Languages ◽

Strong Commitment

In light of a functional perspective on nominalization, this paper investigates the nominalization marker =ay in two Formosan languages Kavalan and Amis. In addition to denoting persons/things or events, the marker also indicates perfectivity or emphasis. The latter non-referring functions of =ay are argued to derive from its grammatical status as an epistemic modality marker conveying a speaker’s strong commitment to a proposition, which presumably has been grammaticalized from its referring functions. Several types of evidence are presented to support the hypothesized grammaticalization path, including synchronic-intralingual, synchronic-interlingual, historical, and typological.

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