In:Caused Accompanied Motion: Bringing and taking events in a cross-linguistic perspective
Edited by Anna Margetts, Sonja Riesberg and Birgit Hellwig
[Typological Studies in Language 134] 2022
► pp. 219–242
Expressions of directed caused accompanied motion events in Totoli, a western Austronesian language of Indonesia
Published online: 25 May 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.134.08him
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.134.08him
Abstract
This chapter discusses expressions of directed caused accompanied motion (directed CAM) events in Totoli, a western Austronesian language of eastern Indonesia. The most frequent strategy to express directed CAM events in Totoli is to combine a take verb with one of two directional clitics that denote motion either towards or away from the deictic centre. The goal of the directed motion can be made explicit by including a prepositional phrase or by applicative or voice morphology. Alternatively, a hold verb, a carry verb, or, very rarely, an accompaniment verb can be used, again requiring directionals and applicative morphology.
Keywords: Austronesian, lexical semantics, deixis, applicatives, symmetrical voice
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Relevant grammatical background
- 2.1Voice marking
- 2.2Applicative marking
- 2.3Deictic directional clitics and spatial prepositions
- 3.Basic expressions of directed CAM events in Totoli with ala ‘take’
- 3.1The semantic core of basic directed CAM expressions in Totoli
- 3.2Ala ‘take’ with directional clitics and goal expressions
- 3.3Ala ‘take’ with applicative suffix
- 3.4Ala ‘take’ with locative voice
- 4.Manner-specific verbs and verbs of accompaniment in directed CAM expressions
- 4.1Manner of causation
- 4.1.1Goot ‘hold/carry’
- 4.1.2Other carry verbs
- 4.2Manner of motion
- 4.3Accompany verbs
- 4.1Manner of causation
- 5.Conclusion
Acknowledgements Notes Abbreviations References
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