Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond

Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond

Kurtöp, an East Bodish language of Bhutan, uses case markers for a variety of functions. Like many Tibeto-Burman languages, Kurtöp evidences an ergative whose functions extend above and beyond the typical role of distinguishing the A argument in a bivalent clause. The Kurtöp ergative signals t...

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Main Author: Hyslop, Gwendolyn
Other Authors: University of Oregon
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Language:English
Published: 2024
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East Bodish
Kurtöp
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1777152024-06-03T08:35:47Z Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond Hyslop, Gwendolyn University of Oregon Arts and Humanities East Bodish Kurtöp Kurtöp, an East Bodish language of Bhutan, uses case markers for a variety of functions. Like many Tibeto-Burman languages, Kurtöp evidences an ergative whose functions extend above and beyond the typical role of distinguishing the A argument in a bivalent clause. The Kurtöp ergative signals the A argument in some bivalent clauses and denotes a variety of pragmatic and semantic functions in both monovalent and bivalent clauses. In bivalent clauses, a set of verbs also exhibit differential object marking, employing a locative case-marker to designate various types of pragmatic focus. Published version 2024-06-03T08:35:47Z 2024-06-03T08:35:47Z 2010 Journal Article Hyslop, G. (2010). Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 33(1), 1-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.33.1.01 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177715 10.32655/LTBA.33.1.01 1 33 1 40 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 2010 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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East Bodish
Kurtöp
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East Bodish
Kurtöp
Hyslop, Gwendolyn
Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
description Kurtöp, an East Bodish language of Bhutan, uses case markers for a variety of functions. Like many Tibeto-Burman languages, Kurtöp evidences an ergative whose functions extend above and beyond the typical role of distinguishing the A argument in a bivalent clause. The Kurtöp ergative signals the A argument in some bivalent clauses and denotes a variety of pragmatic and semantic functions in both monovalent and bivalent clauses. In bivalent clauses, a set of verbs also exhibit differential object marking, employing a locative case-marker to designate various types of pragmatic focus.
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Hyslop, Gwendolyn
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title Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
title_short Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
title_full Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
title_fullStr Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
title_full_unstemmed Kurtöp case: the pragmatic ergative and beyond
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