Tense, but in the mood : diachronic perspectives on the representation of time in Ao
Ao demonstrates some typologically intriguing characteristics that shed light on the diachronic development of its tense marking morphology. The paper proposes that the language originally had a binary mood system contrasting azero-marked realis with an overtly marked irrealis mood. It then extended...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101726 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24078 http://www.ling.sinica.edu.tw/files/publication/j2013_6_05_2678.pdf |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |