The grammaticalization of the Newari verb tol

This paper is concerned with the different grammaticalized uses of the verb tol-1 'to put/keep' in Newari, a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. This verb has developed three grammatical functions, as a benefative/purpose marker, as a perfect, and as an evidential. As a perfect marker and evi...

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Main Author: Genetti, Carol
Other Authors: University of Oregon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178890
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English