The origin of the causative prefix in Rgyalrong languages and its implication for proto-Sino-Tibetan reconstruction

Guillaume Jacques (1)

1 CRLAO - Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale

This paper presents the first detailed description of the two causative derivations in Japhug Rgyalrong based on a corpus of spontaneous speech, and proposes two new pathways of grammaticalization: causative from denominal derivation and abilitative from causative. Then , it evaluates the implication of these grammaticalization hypotheses for the reconstruction of Sino-Tibetan morphology as a whole.

Mots clés: Sino-Tibetan; Grammaticalization; Abilitative; Causative; Denominal verbs; Japhug; Rgyalrongic

Domaines: Linguistique

Guillaume Jacques. The origin of the causative prefix in Rgyalrong languages and its implication for proto-Sino-Tibetan reconstruction. Folia Linguistica, 2015, Historica, 36: (36), pp.165-198. ⟨halshs-01244869⟩