<i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language
This paper presents an analysis of syntactic collocations that include the constraints on an adjective phrase (AP) and adverbs or final particles (X) in the <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> + AP + X construction, as well as its pragmatic features and grammatical functions in the Kam language. <i>ɬwa:...
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| description | This paper presents an analysis of syntactic collocations that include the constraints on an adjective phrase (AP) and adverbs or final particles (X) in the <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> + AP + X construction, as well as its pragmatic features and grammatical functions in the Kam language. <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> functions as an exclamative marker (EM) that conveys the expressive meaning of the speaker’s attitude. The primary lexical meaning of <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> is ‘to calculate’ or ‘to regard as’, and the word is borrowed from Chinese (算 <i>suàn</i>, ‘to count’, ‘to calculate’, ‘to regard as’). The role of <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> in the construction <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> + AP + X will mainly be discussed in this paper. In addition, the adjectives that can collocate with <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> are subject to a gradeability restriction, that is, only gradable adjectives can collocate with <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i>. In general, the <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> construction is used to express that the speaker expected an existing situation with a gradable property; in reality, the degree follows a particular scalar and surpasses the expectation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36128d33725443419d2e1a2d8dfed91f2023-12-22T14:20:55ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2023-11-018426110.3390/languages8040261<i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam LanguageHui He0Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandThis paper presents an analysis of syntactic collocations that include the constraints on an adjective phrase (AP) and adverbs or final particles (X) in the <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> + AP + X construction, as well as its pragmatic features and grammatical functions in the Kam language. <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> functions as an exclamative marker (EM) that conveys the expressive meaning of the speaker’s attitude. The primary lexical meaning of <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> is ‘to calculate’ or ‘to regard as’, and the word is borrowed from Chinese (算 <i>suàn</i>, ‘to count’, ‘to calculate’, ‘to regard as’). The role of <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> in the construction <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> + AP + X will mainly be discussed in this paper. In addition, the adjectives that can collocate with <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> are subject to a gradeability restriction, that is, only gradable adjectives can collocate with <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i>. In general, the <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> construction is used to express that the speaker expected an existing situation with a gradable property; in reality, the degree follows a particular scalar and surpasses the expectation.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/4/261exclamativeexpressiveintensifierdegree modificationKam language |
| spellingShingle | Hui He <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language Languages exclamative expressive intensifier degree modification Kam language |
| title | <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language |
| title_full | <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language |
| title_fullStr | <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language |
| title_short | <i>ɬwa:n⁵</i> as a Marker of the Degree of Expressiveness in the Kam Language |
| title_sort | i lwa n⁵ i as a marker of the degree of expressiveness in the kam language |
| topic | exclamative expressive intensifier degree modification Kam language |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/4/261 |
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