TY - JOUR
T1 - An example of contact-induced grammaticalization - The origins and division of labor of three complement markers in the she language
AU - Kwok, Bit-Chee
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper aims to trace the origins and reconstruct the path of grammaticalization of three complement markers, namely, k 54, tu 11 and li 22, in the She language, a Hmong-Mien language spoken by around 1,500 people in the mountainous areas of eastern Guangdong. It is pointed out that the neighboring Chinese dialects, especially Hakka and Southern Min, have played important roles in shaping the mode of division of labor of these three complement markers in She. Various theories of grammaticalization, including the newly developed contact-induced grammaticalization, are introduced to explain the parallel development of complement markers in southern Chinese dialects and She.
AB - This paper aims to trace the origins and reconstruct the path of grammaticalization of three complement markers, namely, k 54, tu 11 and li 22, in the She language, a Hmong-Mien language spoken by around 1,500 people in the mountainous areas of eastern Guangdong. It is pointed out that the neighboring Chinese dialects, especially Hakka and Southern Min, have played important roles in shaping the mode of division of labor of these three complement markers in She. Various theories of grammaticalization, including the newly developed contact-induced grammaticalization, are introduced to explain the parallel development of complement markers in southern Chinese dialects and She.
KW - Complement marker
KW - Grammaticalization
KW - Language contact
KW - The She language (Ho-Nte)
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M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1606-822X
VL - 10
SP - 59
EP - 92
JO - Language and Linguistics
JF - Language and Linguistics
IS - 1
ER -