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The imperfective in Central Zapotec: Evidence from Tlacochahuaya Zapotec
- Author(s):
- May Helena Plumb (see profile)
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- Linguistics
- Subject(s):
- Semantics, Linguistics, Mexico
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- Texas Linguistics Society
- Conf. Org.:
- University of Texas at Austin
- Conf. Loc.:
- Austin, TX
- Conf. Date:
- February 14-15, 2020
- Tag(s):
- aspect, imperfectives, Zapotec, Oaxaca, indigenous langauge
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/dtwz-g482
- Abstract:
- An imperfective TAM prefix of the form /r-/ (typically labeled a “Habitual”) is apparent in all branches of the Zapotec language family and can be reconstructed to Proto-Zapotec. Central Zapotec, however, has innovated a progressive prefix /ka(j)-/ (see Broadwell 2015; Smith-Stark 2004). This raises the question: how has the introduction of this progressive impacted the semantics of the general imperfective? Here, I draw together evidence from three modern Central Zapotec languages — including my own research on Tlacochahuaya Zapotec — in comparison with Colonial Valley Zapotec data, to create a fuller picture of the development of these TAM categories.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-ShareAlike
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