Hill, Nathan W. (2013) 'Contextual semantics of ‘Lhasa’ Tibetan evidentials.' SKASE Journal of Theoretical Linguistics, 10 (3). pp. 47-54.
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Abstract
DeLancey (2012) eloquently makes the point that the generativist notion of 'grammaticality' is a misleading metaphor by which to understand human language. Despite this, DeLancey himself claims that a number of constructions in 'Lhasa' Tibetan cannot be said at all, cannot be said by ethnic Tibetans, or can only be said by ethnic Tibetan. These purported usage restrictions are not accurate. The contextual semantics of 'Lhasa' Tibetan evidentials falsify DeLancey's and Aikhenvald's use of hierarchies of information source to explain the use of evidentials. 'Lhasa' Tibetan also falsifies several other of Aikhenvald's typological generalizations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of Linguistics |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| ISSN: | 1336782X |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Dec 2013 15:50 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/17855 |
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