Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies

13 • Aspect

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Abstract

Ainu counts numerous markers for aspect and mood (e.g. Murasaki 1979; Tamura 2000; Bugaeva 2004; 2012). The language, however, has no dedicated markers to express tense, that is therefore unmarked as a verbal category. Generally, aspectual and modal constructions are formed periphrastically with the aspectual or modal marker following a notional verb, as it can be seen in the examples below. Aspectual or modal markes show different stages of grammaticalisation, so the morphological complexity featured by predicates that are marked for aspect or mood varies from case to case (e.g. Dal Corso 2020).


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Published Sept. 4, 2024 | Language: en

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