Reportative and Quotative Marker in Atayal: The Problem of Source

The quotative index mha in Atayal has been analyzed by L. Huang as a grammaticalized speech verb. The typologically trivial path proposed for this grammaticalization process, however, seems to be inconsistent with Atayal data presented in this paper. There is evidence for mha being a predicate of generalized action and probably never having been a proper speech verb. Predicates of such generalized semantics also tend to evolve into quotative indexes, as can be seen in some African languages.

Keywords

Atayal, Austronesian, evidentiality, grammaticalization, reported speech

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This is a part of a bigger project funded by RFBR grant No. 16-06-00226

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01.09.2019

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02.09.2019

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GOST	Gorbunova I. Reportative and Quotative Marker in Atayal: The Problem of Source // Voprosy Jazykoznanija – 2019. – Issue 4 C. 85-105 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/vopjaz/s0373658x0005708-7-1-en (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0005708-7
MLA	Gorbunova, Irina "Reportative and Quotative Marker in Atayal: The Problem of Source." Voprosy Jazykoznanija 4 (2019):85-105. DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0005708-7
APA	Gorbunova I. (2019). Reportative and Quotative Marker in Atayal: The Problem of Source. Voprosy Jazykoznanija (4), pp.85-105 DOI: 10.31857/S0373658X0005708-7

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