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  Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages: On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category

Van Gijn, R., & Gipper, S. (2009). Irrealis in Yurakaré and other languages: On the cross-linguistic consistency of an elusive category. In L. Hogeweg, H. De Hoop, & A. Malchukov (Eds.), Cross-linguistic semantics of tense, aspect, and modality (pp. 155-178). Amsterdam: Benjamins.

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Item Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-3CAE-8 Version Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-3CB6-1
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Van Gijn, Rik1, 2, Author
Gipper, Sonja1, Author
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1Language and Cognition Group, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL, ou_55204              
2Language documentation and data mining, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society

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 Abstract: The linguistic category of irrealis does not show stable semantics across languages. This makes it difficult to formulate general statements about this category, and it has led some researchers to reject irrealis as a cross-linguistically valid category. In this paper we look at the semantics of the irrealis category of Yurakaré, an unclassified language spoken in central Bolivia, and compare it to irrealis semantics of a number of other languages. Languages differ with respect to the subcategories they subsume under the heading of irrealis. The variable subcategories are future tense, imperatives, negatives, and habitual aspect. We argue that the cross-linguistic variation is not random, and can be stated in terms of an implicational scale.

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Title: Cross-linguistic semantics of tense, aspect, and modality
Source Genre: Book
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Hogeweg, Lotte, Editor
De Hoop, Helen, Editor
Malchukov, Andrej, Editor
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Publ. Info: Amsterdam : Benjamins
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 155 - 178 Identifier: ISBN: 9789027288936