Grammaticalization of the linking devices with ka in Purepecha

Claudine Chamoreau (1)

1 CELIA - Centre d'Études des Langues Indigènes d'Amérique

This paper describes, in synchrony, the use, form, and position of the linking devices with ka in coordinating phrases and clauses and in subordinate clauses. This study also explores the relation between the different occurrences of ka and investigates a diachronic common source. Taking into account such parameters as weight, cohesion, and variability (Lehmann 2002), I advance the hypothesis that there have been two routes of grammaticalization. These two routes include the free coordinator ka which has given rise to a dependent marker-ka that forms subordinators, and the subjunctive mood-ka which seems to be the grammaticalization of the assertive mood marker-ka used for speech-act participants.

Mots clés: Grammaticalization; Purepecha; coordination; subordination; linker; coordinator

Domaines: Linguistique

Claudine Chamoreau. Grammaticalization of the linking devices with ka in Purepecha. Chamoreau, C. 2019. Grammaticalization of the linking devices with ka in Purepecha. A. Alvarez González, Z. Estrada Fernández & C. Chamoreau (eds). Diverse Scenarios of Syntactic Complexity. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 139-166 (ISBN 978 90 272 0343 4), 2019. ⟨halshs-02403575⟩