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Grammatical relations and lexical semantics in Kordofan Nubian - A descriptive and historical-comparative investigation of verbal forms

科尔多凡努比亚语的语法关系和词汇语义——对言语形式的描述性和历史比较研究

基本信息

批准号：
248356626
负责人：
Professor Dr. Gerrit J. Dimmendaal, since 9/2016
金额：
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依托单位：
Abteilung Afrikanistik
依托单位国家：
德国
项目类别：
Research Grants
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
德国
起止时间：
2013-12-31 至 2016-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/248356626?language=en
关键词：
Grammatical relations lexical semantics Kordofan

项目摘要

Focusing on the complex interaction of verb semantics, valency changing morphology, and the morphosyntactic marking of grammatical relations, the proposed research project is concerned with two closely related Kordofan Nubian languages spoken in Sudan. Genetically they are part of the Nubian language family which represents a subgroup of the northern Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan. Grammatical relations can be expressed by different morphosyntactic devices, case marking, constituent order, cross-referencing of the core constituents by person markers on the verb, and valency changing morphology. The southern East Sudanic languages, for instance, mainly use valency changing verbal morphemes while languages of the northern group use extensive case marking systems. In Nubian, both strategies are used to express peripheral semantic roles such as instrument, manner, location, goal or beneficiary. The project therefore aims at investigating the valency changing morphology with particular attention to the semantic roles it assigns to the arguments. Outside of the theory of grammaticalization, the question how semantic change of verbs proceeds has rarely been addressed from a lexical and grammatical perspective. Therefore this question lies at the core of the project.The applicant is a qualified expert in the Nilo-Saharan languages Fur, Beria (Saharan), and Nubian. Experienced in descriptive and historical-comparative research, she has carried out preparatory research on all aspects of the proposed project which is, moreover, based on her extensive monograph "Kordofan Nubian. A synchronic and diachronic study" (accepted for publication, pdf attached). In this monograph, the applicant has reconstructed some 165 verb roots. These verbs will form the data base of the project exploring the following questions: Which valency changing morphemes can these verbs take? Which semantic roles do they assign to the arguments? The morphosyntactic behaviour of the verbs will be analyzed in various genres of text but also by means of questionnaires such as the Valency Classes questionnaire of the MPI Leipzig. The insights into semantic change gained from the comparison of cognate verbs and cognate valency changing morphemes will be illustrated by designing semantic maps. Outside of Bantu languages, the comparative method has hardly been applied to carry out research on lexical semantics. This is therefore an innovative approach within African language studies. The output of the project will comprise several conference presentations and articles. A concluding monograph will be prepared in the course of the project.The proposed project is scheduled for 24 months including 7 months of field work in Sudan in close cooperation with highly motivated Kordofan Nubian speakers.

专注于复杂的相互作用的动词语义，配价变化的形态，和语法关系的morphosyntectomic标记，拟议的研究项目是关注两个密切相关的科尔多凡努比亚语言在苏丹发言。从遗传学上讲，他们是努比亚语系的一部分，该语系代表了尼罗-撒哈拉语分支的北方东苏丹语的一个亚群。语法关系可以通过不同的形态句法手段、格标记、词序、动词上的人称标记对核心成分的交叉引用以及配价变化形态来表达。例如，南部的东苏丹语言主要使用配价变化的动词词素，而北方语言则使用广泛的格标记系统。在努比亚语中，这两种策略都用于表达工具、方式、地点、目标或受益者等外围语义角色。因此，该项目的目的是调查配价变化形态，特别注意它分配给参数的语义角色。在语法化理论之外，很少有人从词汇和语法的角度来探讨动词的语义变化是如何进行的。申请人必须是尼罗-撒哈拉语（Fur）、贝利亚语（撒哈拉语）和努比亚语（Nubian）的合格专家。她在描述性和历史比较研究方面经验丰富，对拟议项目的各个方面进行了初步研究，而且，该项目是以她的广泛专著“科尔多凡努比亚人”为基础的。共时与历时研究”（接受出版，pdf附件）。在这本专著中，申请人重建了大约165个动词词根。这些动词将形成项目的数据库，探索以下问题：这些动词可以采用哪些配价变化语素？他们给这些论点分配了什么语义角色？动词的形态句法行为将在不同类型的文本中进行分析，但也通过问卷调查，如MPI莱比锡的配价类问卷。通过对同源动词和同源配价变化语素的比较，我们将通过设计语义图来说明语义变化。在班图语以外的语言中，词汇语义的比较研究还很少。因此，这是非洲语言研究中的一种创新方法。该项目的产出将包括几个会议介绍和文章。在项目执行过程中，将编写一份总结性专题论文，拟议的项目计划为期24个月，其中包括与积极性很高的科尔多凡努比亚人密切合作，在苏丹进行7个月的实地工作。