Functions of the additive particle =lo in the Zilo dialect of the Andi language: independent use of the additive and its combination with other markers
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The additive particle =lo in the Upper Andi variety of Zilo is a multifunctional clitic which is used both in contexts typologically frequent for additive particles and in peripheral ones. The paper provides a comprehensive description of the functions of additive =lo in the Zilo Andi in a typological perspective, with special attention to the functions in which this particle particle is used together with other markers. In Zilo Andi the additive particle is used without additional elements in four of the ten known functions (additivity, scalar additivity, constituent coordination and forming converbal clauses). The additive particle forms a construction together with the emphatic particle =gu in three of its functions (numerative constructions with exhaustive meaning, universal quantifiers, and several indefinite pronoun series). In its remaining functions, the additive particle is used as part of complex marker and is not singled out separately at the synchronic level. This description of additive functions, taking into account the use of other markers, allows us to understand the semantics of these particles in more detail and, in the wider scheme, to approach a typological explanation of the variation of functions covered by them in different languages.
Source: Rodnoy Yazyk Linguistic journal
Author: Alina Russkikh
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406364135