On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb
This paper shows that the verbal morphosyntax of Siriono, which is synchronically highly divergent from that of other Tupi-Guaranian (TG) languages, can be derived from the recon structed proto-TG (PTG) system. Arguments will be presented to show that the SA=A series of person markers (e.g. PTG 1SG...
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| description | This paper shows that the verbal morphosyntax of Siriono, which is synchronically highly divergent from that of other Tupi-Guaranian (TG) languages, can be derived from the recon structed proto-TG (PTG) system. Arguments will be presented to show that the SA=A series of person markers (e.g. PTG 1SG *a-) has merged with the SO=O series (e.g. PTG 1SG *če-) in the 1st and 2nd plural persons in Siriono. In spite of this partial merger of two series of person markers, morphological ele ments that appeared in PTG between the personal prefix and the stem of transitive verbs have been retained in Siriono with an identical distribution. The partial merger of the SA=A series with the SO=O series is explained by a combination of phonological and syntactic motivations. Additional evidence is drawn from Siriono’s closely related sister language Yuki. Apart from this, the prefix k- that occurs on third-person forms of ‘comitative-causative’ verbs in Siriono has retained a trace of the PTG third-person prefix *o- in spite of the emergence of an innovated third-person prefix e-. These facts are taken as evidence of a PTG origin of the Siriono system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-933265eaee564ed496a68d0f02c9b1c92022-12-21T18:53:29ZengMuseu Paraense Emílio GoeldiBoletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas1981-81222007-08-01227390On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verbRoland HemmauerThis paper shows that the verbal morphosyntax of Siriono, which is synchronically highly divergent from that of other Tupi-Guaranian (TG) languages, can be derived from the recon structed proto-TG (PTG) system. Arguments will be presented to show that the SA=A series of person markers (e.g. PTG 1SG *a-) has merged with the SO=O series (e.g. PTG 1SG *če-) in the 1st and 2nd plural persons in Siriono. In spite of this partial merger of two series of person markers, morphological ele ments that appeared in PTG between the personal prefix and the stem of transitive verbs have been retained in Siriono with an identical distribution. The partial merger of the SA=A series with the SO=O series is explained by a combination of phonological and syntactic motivations. Additional evidence is drawn from Siriono’s closely related sister language Yuki. Apart from this, the prefix k- that occurs on third-person forms of ‘comitative-causative’ verbs in Siriono has retained a trace of the PTG third-person prefix *o- in spite of the emergence of an innovated third-person prefix e-. These facts are taken as evidence of a PTG origin of the Siriono system.http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bh/artigos/chv2n2_2007/tupi(hemmauer).pdfSirionoProto-Tupi-GuaranianVerb inflectionHistorical reconstruction |
| spellingShingle | Roland Hemmauer On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas Siriono Proto-Tupi-Guaranian Verb inflection Historical reconstruction |
| title | On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb |
| title_full | On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb |
| title_fullStr | On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb |
| title_short | On the Tupi-Guaranian prehistory of the Siriono verb |
| title_sort | on the tupi guaranian prehistory of the siriono verb |
| topic | Siriono Proto-Tupi-Guaranian Verb inflection Historical reconstruction |
| url | http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bh/artigos/chv2n2_2007/tupi(hemmauer).pdf |
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