Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Edited book | European Approaches to Japanese Language and Linguistics
Chapter | The Interaction of Relativization and Noun Incorporation in Southern Hokkaidō Ainu
The Interaction of Relativization and Noun Incorporation in Southern Hokkaidō Ainu
Abstract
This paper focuses on relativization in Southern Hokkaidō Ainu. Specifically, evidential expressions constitute the scope of this study since within this semantic domain a morphosyntactic layout reminescent of internally-headed relative clauses (IHRCs) is found. Moreover, the structure of some evidential expressions suggests that what gives rise to an IHRC in those instances is classificatory noun incorporation (CNI). Following from past studies on Ainu, where IHRCs and CNI are never discussed, and with reference to cross-linguistic approaches to relativization and incorporation, this study addresses the interaction of these two processes in Southern Hokkaidō Ainu and suggests their reconsideration.
Submitted: Feb. 14, 2020 | Accepted: May 19, 2020 | Published July 3, 2020 | Language: en
Keywords Noun incorporation • Morphosyntax • Ainu • Relative clauses • Complement clauses
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