A grammar of space in Baure: A study on the linguistic encoding of spacial reference
A grammar of space in Baure: A study on the linguistic encoding of spacial reference
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鲍尔的空间语法：空间指称的语言编码研究
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2016
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F. Admiraal
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跨语言研究表明，语言在编码空间参考的方式上差异很大。然而，它也表明可以在各种语言编码中识别模式。本论文重点研究鲍尔语空间语言的关键组成部分，鲍尔语是玻利维亚亚马逊流域使用的一种极度濒危的阿拉瓦坎语言。首先，它详细描述了用于空间指称的语言手段，特别关注方位名词短语、用于表达位置和运动的谓语，以及通过名词和副词指示词来表示空间方向。其次，本研究通过研究 Baure 空间语言在语境中的使用，揭示了其底层语义的主要模式。这种系统的空间知识对于正确解释任何空间语言都是必要的。因此，本文旨在为读者提供对鲍尔空间语言的形式、功能和语义的全面概述。
Cross-linguistic research has shown that languages vary greatly in the way they encode spatial reference. However, it has also shown that patterns can be identified in this variety of linguistic encodings. This dissertation focuses on the key components of spatial language in Baure, a critically endangered Arawakan language spoken in the Bolivian Amazonia. Firstly, it offers a detailed description of the linguistic means that are used for spatial reference, focusing in particular on locative noun phrases, predicates used for expressing location and motion, and spatial orientation by means of nominal and adverbial demonstratives. Secondly, the research uncovers the major patterns in the underlying semantics of spatial language in Baure, by studying its use in context. This systematic spatial knowledge is necessary for the correct interpretation of any spatial language. The thesis thus intends to offer the reader a comprehensive overview of the form, function, and semantics of Baure spatial language.