TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerner,Matthias
TI  - Predicate Compounding in the Yi-Group: The Continuum of Grammaticalization 
T2  - Studia Typologica [STTYP] : Beihefte / Supplements STUF - Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung / Language Typology and Universals ,
SN  - 9783050036649
AV  - PL3311.Y5 .G476 2002eb
U1  - 495 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Berlin : 
PB  - Akademie Verlag, 
KW  - Yi language
KW  - Verb phrase
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Abstract --; 1. Introduction --; 2. PP Inventory in the Yi group --; 3. Conclusion --; List of Abbreviations --; References; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - This monograph deals with grammaticalization of the verb in its early phase. The very productive metaphorical process which is in display in the verb-final languages ofthe Yi-group (Burmese-Lolo languages from south-West China) may be described by the Metaphor "States of affairs are objects". This Metaphor and various other sub-Metaphors are based on the notion of Transfermetaphor and the hierarchie of metaphorical processes. grammaticalization motivated by the above Metaphor happens in the larger framework of PP (Predicate-Predicate) compounds and essentially leads to products lying in the realm of Delimitation, Phase, and Resultative State. This work is meant to draw the first half of the picture of all the products of grammaticalization in the damain of the verb. The focus is on Yi languages, but comparative data from the whole range of Bermese-Lolo languages will be presented in comprehensive tables. While the similarity in sound structure of these products of grammaticalization overwhelmingly points to the genetic relatedness of the Burmese-Lolo languages, the very ingredients of the underlying metaphorical processes are much less supportive of such a conclusion
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1524/9783050079998
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783050079998
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783050079998/original
ER  -