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Conference Paper: The applicative affix and morpheme ordering in Chichewa
Title | The applicative affix and morpheme ordering in Chichewa |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Publisher | CSLI Publications. |
Citation | The 12th International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference (LFG 2007), Stanford University, CA., 28-30 July 2007, In Proceedings of the LFG07 Conference, 2007, p. 363-382 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Applicativization is highly productive in a language like Chichewa. The applicative affix augments the a-structure of a verb by bringing in an additional semantic role, which is most frequently a benefactive, instrument or locative role. We show in this paper that the structure of the word can be represented in the form of a morphology-syntax interface tree, which makes it possible to refer to not only parts of the word but also the levels of representation that are associated with each morpheme. The a-structure is of particular interest, as this is the structure that the applicative and passive affixes alter. More importantly, these morphemes alter the existing a-structure, one that is the result of the interaction between the verb root and any other a-structure-changing morpheme that precedes in morphological form the morpheme in question. With the interface tree, it is possible to make reference to an intermediate a-structure, one that is associated with a particular morpheme on the tree. Morpheme order can thus be accounted for more straight-forwardly. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/200365 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lam, OSC | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-18T03:28:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-18T03:28:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 12th International Lexical Functional Grammar Conference (LFG 2007), Stanford University, CA., 28-30 July 2007, In Proceedings of the LFG07 Conference, 2007, p. 363-382 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1098-6782 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/200365 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Applicativization is highly productive in a language like Chichewa. The applicative affix augments the a-structure of a verb by bringing in an additional semantic role, which is most frequently a benefactive, instrument or locative role. We show in this paper that the structure of the word can be represented in the form of a morphology-syntax interface tree, which makes it possible to refer to not only parts of the word but also the levels of representation that are associated with each morpheme. The a-structure is of particular interest, as this is the structure that the applicative and passive affixes alter. More importantly, these morphemes alter the existing a-structure, one that is the result of the interaction between the verb root and any other a-structure-changing morpheme that precedes in morphological form the morpheme in question. With the interface tree, it is possible to make reference to an intermediate a-structure, one that is associated with a particular morpheme on the tree. Morpheme order can thus be accounted for more straight-forwardly. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | CSLI Publications. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the LFG07 Conference | - |
dc.title | The applicative affix and morpheme ordering in Chichewa | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, OSC: osclam@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 170404 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 363 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 382 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1098-6782 | - |