On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages
The category of causation exists in the majority of Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages, but its importance is not the same in each language. In some languages, the causative category occupies an important position in its grammatical system, with its causative verb-forms still active in usage and in functi...
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| description | The category of causation exists in the majority of Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages, but its importance is not the same in each language. In some languages, the causative category occupies an important position in its grammatical system, with its causative verb-forms still active in usage and in function. In other languages, although the causative forms may still exist, they have a low functional load. In still other languages there only survive the incomplete traces of causative verb forms, or none at all. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1781292024-06-10T08:04:38Z On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages Sun, Hongkai Nationalities University Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing Arts and Humanities The category of causation exists in the majority of Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages, but its importance is not the same in each language. In some languages, the causative category occupies an important position in its grammatical system, with its causative verb-forms still active in usage and in function. In other languages, although the causative forms may still exist, they have a low functional load. In still other languages there only survive the incomplete traces of causative verb forms, or none at all. Published version 2024-06-10T08:04:38Z 2024-06-10T08:04:38Z 1999 Journal Article Sun, H. (1999). On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 22(1), 183-199. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.22.1.09 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178129 10.32655/LTBA.22.1.09 1 22 183 199 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1999 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Arts and Humanities Sun, Hongkai On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title | On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title_full | On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title_fullStr | On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title_short | On the category of causative verbs in Tibeto-Burman languages |
| title_sort | on the category of causative verbs in tibeto burman languages |
| topic | Arts and Humanities |
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