| 期數 |
創刊號 |
| 篇名 |
Denominalization in Northern Paiwan |
| 作者姓名 |
Wu, Chun-ming |
| 頁碼 |
231-265 |
| 摘要 |
This paper investigates processes of denominalization in Northern Paiwan. In Northern Pawian denominal verbs are derived from root nouns by affixing either single or double focus markers to the noun stems. The study has the followingimplications: (i) Accessibility of denominalizing processes can be cognition-driven. In Northern Paiwan a majority of denominal verbs come from the nominal class of [-animate] and [+artifact]. The phenomenon accounts for the fact that in human cognition the notions of function and predication are closely related. (ii) In addition to inherent denominal verbs, innovative ones borrowed from Japanese and Mandarin Chinese are pervasive. (iii) In Northern Paiwan, in contrast to nominalization, denominalization is morphologically unmarked and relatively more productive. The result verifies the productivity asymmetry in category shift, which are attested in English and Mandarin. |
| 關鍵字 |
denominalization, denominal verb, focus markers, nominalization, category shift |
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