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Title
On the semantics of Tarifiyt verbs of seeing |
Full text
http://www.serena.unina.it/index.php/jalalit/article/view/10032 |
Date
2023 |
Author(s)
Kossmann, M.G. |
Abstract
The Amazigh (aka Berber) language Tarifiyt has two different roots for 'to see', ẓr, and w@, which are in partial complementary distribution depending on the aspect of the verb. In this article, the exact distribution of these verb roots is discussed for one paticular variety of Tarifiyt, that spoken in and around the city of Nador. It is shown that there are two, partially overlapping, verbs, one 'to go/come and see', which is always expressed by ẓr, and the other a general 'see' verb, which uses the root w@ in the Imperfective stems, and ẓr in the Aorist and Perfective stems. However, the distribution is more complicated than that, and in the negation of irrealis events, Imperfective ẓr can also be used with the general 'see' verb. Moreover, it is shown that the choice of the aspect in the general 'see' verb is different in its details from that of other verbs, something that it may share with other verbs of experience perception. - Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics |
Subject(s)
Tarifiyt; Amazigh Linguistics; Berber Linguistics; Perception Verbs; Aspect and Semantics |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Article / Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Text |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Journal of African Languages and Literatures |
Identifier
doi:10.6093/jalalit.v4i4.10032; lucris-id:1262388960 |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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