From denominal derivation to Incorporation

Guillaume Jacques (1)

1 CRLAO - Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale

This article investigates the synchronic status and diachronic origin of an incorporation-like construction in Japhug, a polysyntheticSino-Tibetan language of Eastern Tibet. This construction constitutes the intermediate stage on a path of development from denominalderivation to incorporation, the opposite of the usual path of development from incorporation to denominal derivation.Additionally, this article shows that similar phenomena exist in other languages, and that coalescence between noun and verb is notthe only attested diachronic origin of incorporating verbs.

Mots clés: Rgyalrong; Japhug; Incorporation; Denominal verbs; Composition; Grammaticalization; English; German

Domaines: Linguistique

Guillaume Jacques. From denominal derivation to Incorporation. Lingua, 2012, 122, pp.1207-1231. ⟨halshs-00821301⟩