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Abstract
In Kamang (Alor-Pantar, Indonesia), some verbs alternate between indexing the S or P argument with a prefix (from several different series) and occurring unprefixed; that is, Kamang has differential argument indexing. Through a qualitative study of a spoken-language corpus, this paper investigates the alternation between one of the prefix series and zero-marking. Previously described as indicating increased patientivity on intransitive motion and posture verbs, the alternation is here analysed in terms of a shift in event view: unprefixed verbs express events holistically, while prefixed verbs shift the viewpoint towards the “elaboration phase”, the temporal and causal middle and end of an event. Elaboration constructions are associated with resultative and completive semantics and, relatedly, greater affectedness of the undergoer argument. Cross-linguistically, such constructions (e.g., resultatives and middles) are frequently subject to lexical restrictions, and the same applies to the Kamang alternation.
在卡芒语(印度尼西亚亚罗尔-潘塔尔省)中,有些动词的 S 或 P 分词交替使用前缀(来自几个不同的系列)和无前缀;也就是说,卡芒语的分词索引是有差别的。本文通过对口语语料库的定性研究,探讨了前缀系列之一和零标记之间的交替。这种交替以前曾被描述为表示不及物动词和姿势动词的忍耐性增强,本文则从事件视角的转变来分析这种交替:无前缀动词全面地表达事件,而有前缀动词则将视角转向 "阐述阶段",即事件的时间和因果中间和末尾。阐述结构与结果语义和完成语义有关,与此相关的是,受事论据的影响更大。在跨语言方面,这类结构(如结果式和中间式)经常受到词汇限制,卡芒交替也是如此。
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