Patterns of development, patterns of syncretism of relational morphology in the Bodic languages

Michael Noonan | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

In this paper, I present the results of an examination of the relational morphology in 76 Tibeto-Burman languages, primarily from the Bodic section of Tibeto-Burman. I will discuss a set of etymons used to express relational functions and show how the meanings of the reflexes of these etymons have evolved. I will then go on to discuss overall patterns of syncretism of relational markers in these languages. Finally, the relation between the observed overall patterns of syncretism and the evolution of the reflexes of the etymons will be discussed.

Published online: 11 March 2009
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.108.15noo

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