the poznań Society for the advancement of arts and Sciences, pL ISSn 0079-4740, pp. 21-52
Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. the poznań Society for the advan... more Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. the poznań Society for the advancement of arts and Sciences, pL ISSn 0079-4740, pp. 21-52 this paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a tibeto-Burman language spoken in tripura (one of the northeastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. the instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. the instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of pRo thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South asian languages.
This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman la... more This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura (one of the North-Eastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-Aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. The instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. The instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of PRO thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South Asian languages.
This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will l... more This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will look more specifically how this sheds light on the theories of reflexivization. Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura, a state in the North-East of India, has two reflexives: sak sak ‘self self’ and sak baithaŋ ‘self self’. The form sak sak ‘self self’ conforms to Principle A of classic Binding Theory, blocking long-distance binding, but this does not hold true for sak baithaŋ allowing non-local binding. It is a well-established fact that some reflexives allow non-local binding, but it is generally assumed that this phenomenon is limited to a certain type of reflexive, morpho-syntactically ‘simple reflexives.’ The so-called ‘complex reflexives’ generally bar non-local binding, and the Kokborok reflexive sak baithaŋ seems an exception to that. This paper explores the uniqueness involved in the nature of anaphoric binding in Kokborok.
Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. This paper presents a descriptiv... more Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura (one of the northeastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-Aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. the instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. the instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of PRO thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South Asian languages.
This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will l... more This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will look more specifically how this sheds light on the theories of reflexivization. Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura, a state in the NorthEast of India, has two reflexives: sak sak 'self self ' and sak baithaŋ 'self self '. The form sak sak 'self self ' conforms to Principle A of classic Binding Theory, blocking long-distance binding, but this does not hold true for sak baithaŋ allowing non-local binding. It is a well-established fact that some reflexives allow non-local binding, but it is generally assumed that this phenomenon is limited to a certain type of reflexive, morpho-syntactically 'simple reflexives. ' The so-called 'complex reflexives' generally bar non-local binding, and the Kokborok reflexive sak baithaŋ seems an exception to that. This paper explores the uniqueness involved in the nature of anaphoric binding in Kokborok.
This paper aims to study the syntactic variation of two regional varieties of Bangla (an Indo-Ary... more This paper aims to study the syntactic variation of two regional varieties of Bangla (an Indo-Aryan language): Bangla and Agartala Bangla in terms of two select clausal constructions such as control structure and relative clause. Apart from other features, the phenomenon of overt lexical controllee (not so far documented in any South Asian Languages)in presence of infinitival agreement and the robust use of the nominalizer –nna in the gap strategy of relativization in Agartala Bangla stand in stark contrast to Bangla.The variation depicted in the paper is two-fold: first, it is due to a unique feature of control in Agartala Bangla which stands in contrast to Bangla and second, it is the nominalization strategy borrowed in the process of relativization in Agartala Bangla from a genetically different language i.e., Kokborok (Tibeto-Burman) due to language contact.
International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 2020
Though languages belonging to genetically different language families may borrow features due to ... more Though languages belonging to genetically different language families may borrow features due to intense language contact with each other for a long time they may still retain their own unique identities despite such intense contact. In this paper, we consider the contact situation of two genetically different languages: Kokborok (Tibeto-Burman) and Bangla (Indo-Aryan) spoken in Tripura, a North-Eastern state of India, to demonstrate how novel strategies are adopted in Kokborok to form relative clauses. Our study shows how a non-indigenous construction such as the relative-correlative clause of the Indo-Aryan family is nativized in Kokborok employing innovative techniques to achieve specific syntactic results. Kokborok violates the Thematic Eligibility Condition (TEC), a principle proposed in Subbarao (2012a) to account for the formation of the Comitative PP as Head in Gap relative clauses. It innovates a novel strategy to form the IHRC with the Comitative PP as Head in Kokborok by forming a hybrid relative pronoun that is a combination of the borrowed Bangla relative pronoun combined with a conjunction of Kokborok. Our paper demonstrates how in spite of prolonged contact with a language from a different language family, a language retains its native patterns to exhibit its individual identity.
the poznań Society for the advancement of arts and Sciences, pL ISSn 0079-4740, pp. 21-52
Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. the poznań Society for the advan... more Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. the poznań Society for the advancement of arts and Sciences, pL ISSn 0079-4740, pp. 21-52 this paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a tibeto-Burman language spoken in tripura (one of the northeastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. the instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. the instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of pRo thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South asian languages.
This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman la... more This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura (one of the North-Eastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-Aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. The instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. The instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of PRO thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South Asian languages.
This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will l... more This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will look more specifically how this sheds light on the theories of reflexivization. Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura, a state in the North-East of India, has two reflexives: sak sak ‘self self’ and sak baithaŋ ‘self self’. The form sak sak ‘self self’ conforms to Principle A of classic Binding Theory, blocking long-distance binding, but this does not hold true for sak baithaŋ allowing non-local binding. It is a well-established fact that some reflexives allow non-local binding, but it is generally assumed that this phenomenon is limited to a certain type of reflexive, morpho-syntactically ‘simple reflexives.’ The so-called ‘complex reflexives’ generally bar non-local binding, and the Kokborok reflexive sak baithaŋ seems an exception to that. This paper explores the uniqueness involved in the nature of anaphoric binding in Kokborok.
Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. This paper presents a descriptiv... more Control structures in Kokborok: A case of syntactic convergence. This paper presents a descriptive study of the control structures in Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura (one of the northeastern states in India) and demonstrates the contact-induced changes in the phenomenon of control in Kokborok which resulted due to the long-term contact with Bangla (Indo-Aryan), a genetically different language spoken in the state. the instances of genitive subject and the phenomenon of overt controllee in the embedded subject position in Kokborok are the cases in point. the instance of overt controllee described in this paper points to the deviation from the classic concept of PRO thereby demonstrating a property unique to the study of South Asian languages.
This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will l... more This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the binding strategies in Kokborok and we will look more specifically how this sheds light on the theories of reflexivization. Kokborok, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tripura, a state in the NorthEast of India, has two reflexives: sak sak 'self self ' and sak baithaŋ 'self self '. The form sak sak 'self self ' conforms to Principle A of classic Binding Theory, blocking long-distance binding, but this does not hold true for sak baithaŋ allowing non-local binding. It is a well-established fact that some reflexives allow non-local binding, but it is generally assumed that this phenomenon is limited to a certain type of reflexive, morpho-syntactically 'simple reflexives. ' The so-called 'complex reflexives' generally bar non-local binding, and the Kokborok reflexive sak baithaŋ seems an exception to that. This paper explores the uniqueness involved in the nature of anaphoric binding in Kokborok.
This paper aims to study the syntactic variation of two regional varieties of Bangla (an Indo-Ary... more This paper aims to study the syntactic variation of two regional varieties of Bangla (an Indo-Aryan language): Bangla and Agartala Bangla in terms of two select clausal constructions such as control structure and relative clause. Apart from other features, the phenomenon of overt lexical controllee (not so far documented in any South Asian Languages)in presence of infinitival agreement and the robust use of the nominalizer –nna in the gap strategy of relativization in Agartala Bangla stand in stark contrast to Bangla.The variation depicted in the paper is two-fold: first, it is due to a unique feature of control in Agartala Bangla which stands in contrast to Bangla and second, it is the nominalization strategy borrowed in the process of relativization in Agartala Bangla from a genetically different language i.e., Kokborok (Tibeto-Burman) due to language contact.
International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, 2020
Though languages belonging to genetically different language families may borrow features due to ... more Though languages belonging to genetically different language families may borrow features due to intense language contact with each other for a long time they may still retain their own unique identities despite such intense contact. In this paper, we consider the contact situation of two genetically different languages: Kokborok (Tibeto-Burman) and Bangla (Indo-Aryan) spoken in Tripura, a North-Eastern state of India, to demonstrate how novel strategies are adopted in Kokborok to form relative clauses. Our study shows how a non-indigenous construction such as the relative-correlative clause of the Indo-Aryan family is nativized in Kokborok employing innovative techniques to achieve specific syntactic results. Kokborok violates the Thematic Eligibility Condition (TEC), a principle proposed in Subbarao (2012a) to account for the formation of the Comitative PP as Head in Gap relative clauses. It innovates a novel strategy to form the IHRC with the Comitative PP as Head in Kokborok by forming a hybrid relative pronoun that is a combination of the borrowed Bangla relative pronoun combined with a conjunction of Kokborok. Our paper demonstrates how in spite of prolonged contact with a language from a different language family, a language retains its native patterns to exhibit its individual identity.
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