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Article published In: Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
Vol. 41:2 (2018) ► pp.175–191

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Bipartite verbs in Japhug and other Trans-Himalayan languages

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Published online: 1 February 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.17012.jac
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of bipartite verbs in Japhug and describes related constructions in that language, including compound and serial verbs. Several hypotheses are proposed to account for the genesis of these constructions and the historical relationship between them. Typological comparisons with other languages of the family, including Kiranti and Rawang, are offered to illustrate the specificities of the Japhug constructions.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • 1.Bipartite verbs in Japhug
  • 2.Compound verbs in Japhug
  • 3.Serial verb constructions in Japhug
  • 4.The genesis of bipartite verbs
  • 5.Bipartite verbs in Kiranti and beyond
    • 5.1Bipartite verbs and prefix ordering
    • 5.2The past tense prefix
    • 5.3Other languages
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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