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Body part collocations in Thulung| title | Body part collocations in Thulung |
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| start_date | 2023/03/28 |
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| schedule | 14h-15h30 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle Elise Rivet (hybride) |
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| details | Séminaire DiLiS |
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| summary | Thulung, a Kiranti language (Sino-Tibetan/Trans-Himalayan, Eastern Nepal), has a number of complex predicates, mostly used for the expression of emotions and moods, which are made up of a body part (including abstract notions, such as mind and energy) plus verb. An example from Thulung is given in (1):
(1) gu-ka a:ma nʌ: khu-irʉ
3SG-ERG 1SG.POSS mind steal-3SG>3SG.PST
‘I was deceived by him.’ [lit. He stole my mind]
In the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area, these types of predicates are labeled psycho-collocations (Matisoff 1986; Vittrant 2013; Vittrant & Watkins 2019), and they constitute an important areal feature. Similarly constructed expressions form a significant part of the lexical repertoire of Kiranti languages, even though they have rarely been described for these languages (Bickel 1997 is a notable exception).
In this talk, I will describe the 35 psycho-collocations I have collected in Thulung, presenting the range of body parts; the subtypes of psycho-collocations; the morphosyntactic patterns exhibited, looking specifically at the coding of the body part and of the experiencer in these expressions. |
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| responsibles | Coupé |
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| submitted | published | | 2023/03/23 14:24 UTC |
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