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Investigating Manchu Converb From A Diachronic Cross-Linguistic Perspective, Luopeng Zheng
Investigating Manchu Converb From A Diachronic Cross-Linguistic Perspective, Luopeng Zheng
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Abstract
This thesis investigates Manchu converbs from a diachronic cross-linguistic perspective. This thesis is based on the assumption that function words are not loanwords because of the conservative nature of syntax in general. Secondly, it is assumed that one word is the same as the other word if 1) both share similar or same syntactical functions, 2) both share similar or same phonological features, and 3) both have overlapping semantic fields.
It proposes that Manchu phrases headed by converbs should not be regarded as AdvP or a degree word. Rather, Manchu converbal phrases are essentially ConvPs. Evidences supporting this conclusion …