OLAC Record oai:hughandbecky.us:0006

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Title:		Reported Speech in u̱t‑Maꞌin
Abstract:		A look at two constructions used for speech reporting in u̱t‑Maꞌin narrative texts and an overview of how the form of speech reporting constructions can extend beyond the bounds of the speech domain.
Access Rights:		Open Access
Bibliographic Citation:		Paterson, Rebecca Dow. 2020. Reported Speech in u̱t‑Maꞌin. Presented as part of A data oriented workshop: The grammatical variation of reported speech across languages, hosted by the University of Helsinki, November 12th. Available online: https://hughandbecky.us/Becky-CV/talk/2020-reported-speech-in-utmain
Contributor (researcher):		Rebecca Paterson
Contributor (speaker):		Rebecca Paterson
Description:		Using narrative data from u̱t‑Maꞌin [[gel](https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/gel)], a Kainji language of northwestern Nigeria, I first present two main strategies for speech reporting: the prolific SAY‑construction and the SPEECH VP + ɘ̄zɘ̄ SAYING‑construction. Second, I discuss uses of the SAYING‑construction that have extended beyond the reported speech domain. The SAY‑construction uses a form of the verb zɘ̄, which can occur with the full range of verbal suffixes. The reported speaker (RS) occurs in the preverbal subject position. An optional reported listener (RL) occurs in the postverbal primary object (O₁) position, typically used for recipients in ditransitive clauses. The speech report (Report) occurs after any optional reported listener. This is parallel to the location of the secondary object (O₂) , typically used for theme arguments in ditransitive clauses. Prosodically, certain speakers pause or adjust pitch immediately before the Report. Pause and pitch adjustment are not features of other ditransitive clauses which highlights questions of constituency.See Example 1 [below](/Becky-CV/talk/2020-reported-speech-in-utmain/#examples)In the SAYING‑construction, the form ɘ̄zɘ̄, which is transparently related to the verb zɘ̄ ‘say’ and yet never takes verbal inflection, occurs between the optional RL and the Report, as in (2). The main verb is often a speech related verb like ‘tell’, ‘ask’, or ‘shout’. Any prosodic pause or shift in pitch follows ɘ̄zɘ̄, and immediately precedes the Report as in the SAY‑construction.See Example 2 [below](/Becky-CV/talk/2020-reported-speech-in-utmain/#examples)In the final section, I present a broad range of uses of the complementizer ɘ̄zɘ̄ and the various monoclausal and biclausal constructions in which it is found with predicates of perception and cognition like ‘hear’, ‘know’, or ‘think’, as well as clauses expressing result, reason, hypothetical condition, and definition. Evidence for the grammaticalization of ɘ̄zɘ̄ comes from change in meaning, function, and adjustments to prosodic boundaries.
Identifier (URI):		https://hughandbecky.us/Becky-CV/talk/2020-reported-speech-in-utmain/
Language:		English
Language (ISO639):		eng
Subject:		general_linguistics
		morphology
		syntax
		Grammar
		Reported Speech
		Narrative Speech Reporting
		u̱t‑MaꞌRor
		ut-Ma'in language
Subject (ISO639):		gel
Subject (OLAC):		general_linguistics
		morphology
		syntax
Type (DCMI):		Event
Type (OLAC):		language_description
OLAC Info
Archive:		Rebecca Paterson's Interactive Research Portfolio
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/hughandbecky.us
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OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:hughandbecky.us:0006
DateStamp:		2021-02-22
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Rebecca Paterson (speaker); Rebecca Paterson (researcher). n.d. Rebecca Paterson's Interactive Research Portfolio.
Terms:		area_Africa area_Europe country_GB country_NG dcmi_Event iso639_eng iso639_gel olac_general_linguistics olac_language_description olac_morphology olac_syntax
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Nigeria
Area:		Africa