N+V complex predicates in Guinean Kpelle Nominal boundedness and bracketing structure

The paper focuses on noun-based complex predicates (NVCPs) in Guinean Kpelle (iso 639-3 [gkp], Southwestern Mande). We explore the degree of nominal boundedness and the bracketing within complex predicates by looking at the phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic patterning of nouns with...

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Published in:Mandenkan Vol. 72; no. 72; pp. 81 - 128
Main Authors: Konoshenko, Maria, Uvarova, Maria
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Paris Llacan UMR 8135 CNRS/Inalco 2025
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire
Subjects:
Autonomy
Complexity
compounding
Elicitation
Genetics
incorporation
Languages
Mande
Mande languages
Nouns
Predicate
Proximity
Semantics
separability
Syntactic analysis
Syntactic structures
tonal sandhi
Word structure
ISSN:0752-5443, 2104-371X
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Abstract The paper focuses on noun-based complex predicates (NVCPs) in Guinean Kpelle (iso 639-3 [gkp], Southwestern Mande). We explore the degree of nominal boundedness and the bracketing within complex predicates by looking at the phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic patterning of nouns within NVCPs, based on elicitation data from three speakers. We argue that NVCP nouns form a hierarchy of boundedness: non-spatial nouns > body part names > preverbal nouns; however, due to predicate-specific variability, an overarching syntactic analysis remains impossible. We provide a detailed description of how Guinean Kpelle NVCPs function in the so-called ‘split predicate’ constructions, featuring a systematic mismatch between their syntactic structure and semantic interpretation. Our findings suggest that certain NVCP features in Guinean Kpelle – such as the existence of distinct noun-based NVCP types – align more closely with patterns observed in other languages of Western Mande branch, to which Guinean Kpelle is genetically affiliated. However, other features – like the notably strong autonomy of nominal elements within NVCPs – suggest affinities with Southern Mande languages, reflecting Guinean Kpelle's geographical proximity to that group.
AbstractList The paper focuses on noun-based complex predicates (NVCPs) in Guinean Kpelle (iso 639-3 [gkp], Southwestern Mande). We explore the degree of nominal boundedness and the bracketing within complex predicates by looking at the phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic patterning of nouns within NVCPs, based on elicitation data from three speakers. We argue that NVCP nouns form a hierarchy of boundedness: non-spatial nouns > body part names > preverbal nouns; however, due to predicate-specific variability, an overarching syntactic analysis remains impossible. We provide a detailed description of how Guinean Kpelle NVCPs function in the so-called 'split predicate' constructions, featuring a systematic mismatch between their syntactic structure and semantic interpretation. Our findings suggest that certain NVCP features in Guinean Kpelle – such as the existence of distinct noun-based NVCP types – align more closely with patterns observed in other languages of Western Mande branch, to which Guinean Kpelle is genetically affiliated. However, other features – like the notably strong autonomy of nominal elements within NVCPs – suggest affinities with Southern Mande languages, reflecting Guinean Kpelle's geographical proximity to that group.
The paper focuses on noun-based complex predicates (NVCPs) in Guinean Kpelle (iso 639-3 [gkp], Southwestern Mande). We explore the degree of nominal boundedness and the bracketing within complex predicates by looking at the phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic patterning of nouns within NVCPs, based on elicitation data from three speakers. We argue that NVCP nouns form a hierarchy of boundedness: non-spatial nouns > body part names > preverbal nouns; however, due to predicate-specific variability, an overarching syntactic analysis remains impossible. We provide a detailed description of how Guinean Kpelle NVCPs function in the so-called ‘split predicate’ constructions, featuring a systematic mismatch between their syntactic structure and semantic interpretation. Our findings suggest that certain NVCP features in Guinean Kpelle – such as the existence of distinct noun-based NVCP types – align more closely with patterns observed in other languages of Western Mande branch, to which Guinean Kpelle is genetically affiliated. However, other features – like the notably strong autonomy of nominal elements within NVCPs – suggest affinities with Southern Mande languages, reflecting Guinean Kpelle's geographical proximity to that group. L'article porte sur les prédicats complexes à base nominale (NVCPs) en kpelle guinéen (ou guerzé, code iso 639-3 [gkp], groupe mandé sud-ouest). Nous explorons le degré d’autonomie nominale ainsi que la structuration des prédicats complexes en examinant les schémas phonologiques, morphologiques, sémantiques et syntaxiques des noms au sein des NVCPs, à partir de données d’élicitation fournies par trois locuteurs. Nous soutenons que les noms en question forment une hiérarchie d’autonomie : noms non spatiaux > noms de parties du corps > noms préverbaux ; cependant, en raison d’une variabilité propre à chaque prédicat, une analyse syntaxique globale reste impossible. Nous proposons une description détaillée du fonctionnement des NVCPs en kpelle guinéen dans les constructions dites « à prédicat scindé », qui présentent un décalage systématique entre leur structure syntaxique et leur interprétation sémantique. Nos résultats suggèrent que certaines caractéristiques des NVCPs en kpelle guinéen – comme l’existence de types distincts de NVCPs à base nominale – correspondent davantage aux schémas observés dans d’autres langues de la branche mandée occidentale, à laquelle le kpelle guinéen est affilié génétiquement. Toutefois, d’autres traits – tels que la forte autonomie des éléments nominaux au sein des NVCPs – indiquent des affinités avec les langues mandé-sud, reflétant la proximité géographique du kpelle guinéen avec ce groupe. Статья посвящена комплексным предикатам с именным компонентом (NVCP) в гвинейском кпелле (ISO 639-3 [gkp], юго-западная группа манде). Мы исследуем степень автономности имен и внутреннюю структуру комплексных предикатов, анализируя фонологические, морфологические, семантические и синтаксические свойства имён в составе NVCP на основе данных, полученных от трёх носителей языка. Такие имена образуют иерархию автономности: непространственные имена > названия частей тела > превербные имена. При этом из-за вариативности на уровне конкретных предикатов построить единообразный синтаксический анализ невозможно. Мы подробно описываем функционирование NVCP в так называемых конструкциях «расщеплённого предиката», где наблюдается систематическое расхождение между синтаксической структурой и семантической интерпретацией. Некоторые свойства NVCP в гвинейском кпелле — например, наличие достаточно явных типов NVCP — ближе к именным предикатам, характерным для других языков западной ветви манде, к которой гвинейский кпелле генетически относится. Однако другие особенности — такие как достаточно высокая автономность именных элементов в составе NVCP — сближают его с языками южной ветви манде, что отражает географическую близость гвинейского кпелле к этой группе.
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compounding
Elicitation
Genetics
incorporation
Languages
Mande
Mande languages
Nouns
Predicate
Proximity
Semantics
separability
Syntactic analysis
Syntactic structures
tonal sandhi
Word structure
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