The development of finiteness in the Transeurasian languages
The development of finiteness in the Transeurasian languages
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10.1515/ling-2017-0004
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发表时间：
2017-04
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1.1
通讯作者：
Martine Robbeets
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作者：
Martine Robbeets
非限定动词形式可以逐渐获得限定性的形态和句法特征。在世界各地的语言中，这种发展可以遵循不同的路径，产生不同的结果。在这篇文章中，我首先讨论了四个主要的途径机制，发展有限的功能，以前的非有限形式。其次，我认为Transeurasian语言（i。例如，日语、朝鲜语、通古斯语、蒙古语和突厥语）共享一个共同的机制。历史重构表明，这些语言都表现出将非限定动词形式直接重新分析为限定动词形式的倾向，而不省略特定的母体动词。我把这种倾向称为“间接不服从”。我认为，间接不服从形式上相关的后缀的复发可以被视为共同祖先的迹象。
Abstract Nonfinite verb forms can gradually acquire morphological and syntactic properties of finiteness. Across the languages of the world, such developments can follow various pathways with various results. In this article, I first discuss the four major pathways mechanisms for developing finite function on formerly nonfinite forms. Next, I argue that the Transeurasian languages (i. e., Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages) share a common mechanism. Historical reconstruction indicates that these languages all show the tendency to reanalyze directly a nonfinite verb form as a finite one, without the omission of a specific matrix verb. I refer to this tendency as “indirect insubordination”. I argue that the recurrence of indirect insubordination on formally related suffixes can be taken as an indication of common ancestorship.