Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria

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Autor(a) principal: Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Alfa (São José do Rio Preto. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/13070
Resumo: The aim of this paper is to discuss criteria for identifying adjectives in natural languages using the language Karitiana (Arikén, Tupi) as an example. Firstly, the most traditional syntactic criteria used in the literature by descriptivists and typologists are discussed (DIXON, 1991, 2004). Despite the importance of these criteria as a first approximation of the phenomenon of predication in natural languages, they have certain limitations for the identification of adjectives in languages in which this word class appears in sentences with the same inflection found in intransitive verbs, as in Karitiana. Therefore, some semantic criteria are presented for the characterization of adjectives based on the notion of scalar properties (KENNEDY, 1999; KENNEDY, MCNALLY, 2005). These criteria are used to discuss not only the adjectives class, but also the typology of natural languages intensifiers (NEELEMAN; VAN DE KOOT; DOETJES, 2004; DOETJES, 2008). In Karitiana, especially, the distribution and behavior of the modifier pita(t) ‘very/a lot’ (described in SANCHEZ-MENDES 2014a) was found to be fundamental in helping to identify adjectives in the language.
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spelling Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteriaO uso de critérios semânticos para a identificação de adjetivos em karitianaLinguistic Typologyadjectivessyntaxsemanticsindigenous languagesTipologia linguísticaadjetivossintaxesemânticalínguas indígenasThe aim of this paper is to discuss criteria for identifying adjectives in natural languages using the language Karitiana (Arikén, Tupi) as an example. Firstly, the most traditional syntactic criteria used in the literature by descriptivists and typologists are discussed (DIXON, 1991, 2004). Despite the importance of these criteria as a first approximation of the phenomenon of predication in natural languages, they have certain limitations for the identification of adjectives in languages in which this word class appears in sentences with the same inflection found in intransitive verbs, as in Karitiana. Therefore, some semantic criteria are presented for the characterization of adjectives based on the notion of scalar properties (KENNEDY, 1999; KENNEDY, MCNALLY, 2005). These criteria are used to discuss not only the adjectives class, but also the typology of natural languages intensifiers (NEELEMAN; VAN DE KOOT; DOETJES, 2004; DOETJES, 2008). In Karitiana, especially, the distribution and behavior of the modifier pita(t) ‘very/a lot’ (described in SANCHEZ-MENDES 2014a) was found to be fundamental in helping to identify adjectives in the language.O objetivo deste artigo é discutir critérios de identificação de adjetivos nas línguas naturais utilizando como exemplo a língua karitiana (arikén, tupi). Primeiramente, são apresentados os critérios sintáticos mais tradicionais utilizados na literatura por descritivistas e tipologistas (DIXON, 1991, 2004). Embora esses critérios sejam importantes como uma primeira aproximação do fenômeno da predicação nas línguas naturais, eles apresentam certas limitações para a identificação de adjetivos em línguas em que essa classe de palavras figura em sentenças com a mesma flexão encontrada nos verbos intransitivos, como é o caso do karitiana. Então, são apresentados critérios semânticos à luz da Semântica Formal para a caracterização dos adjetivos baseados na noção de propriedades escalares (KENNEDY, 1999; KENNEDY; MCNALLY, 2005). Esses critérios são utilizados para discutir não apenas a classe dos adjetivos, mas a própria tipologia dos modificadores intensificadores nas línguas naturais (NEELEMAN; VAN DE KOOT; DOETJES, 2004; DOETJES, 2008). Em karitiana, especialmente, a distribuição e comportamento do modificador pita(t) ‘muito’ (descrito em SANCHEZ-MENDES, 2014a) mostrou-se como fundamental no auxílio da identificação de adjetivos na língua.UNESP2021-10-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/1307010.1590/1981-5794-e13070ALFA: Revista de Linguística; v. 65 (2021)1981-5794reponame:Alfa (São José do Rio Preto. Online)instname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPporenghttps://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/13070/11504https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/13070/11505Copyright (c) 2021 ALFA: Revista de Linguísticainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSanchez-Mendes, Luciana 2022-02-09T13:29:45Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13070Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1981-5794&lng=pt&nrm=isoPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpalfa@unesp.br1981-57940002-5216opendoar:2022-02-09T13:29:45Alfa (São José do Rio Preto. Online) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
O uso de critérios semânticos para a identificação de adjetivos em karitiana
title Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
spellingShingle Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
Linguistic Typology
adjectives
syntax
semantics
indigenous languages
Tipologia linguística
adjetivos
sintaxe
semântica
línguas indígenas
title_short Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
title_full Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
title_fullStr Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
title_full_unstemmed Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
title_sort Identifying adjectives in Karitiana by the use of semantic criteria
author Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
author_facet Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sanchez-Mendes, Luciana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Linguistic Typology
adjectives
syntax
semantics
indigenous languages
Tipologia linguística
adjetivos
sintaxe
semântica
línguas indígenas
topic Linguistic Typology
adjectives
syntax
semantics
indigenous languages
Tipologia linguística
adjetivos
sintaxe
semântica
línguas indígenas
description The aim of this paper is to discuss criteria for identifying adjectives in natural languages using the language Karitiana (Arikén, Tupi) as an example. Firstly, the most traditional syntactic criteria used in the literature by descriptivists and typologists are discussed (DIXON, 1991, 2004). Despite the importance of these criteria as a first approximation of the phenomenon of predication in natural languages, they have certain limitations for the identification of adjectives in languages in which this word class appears in sentences with the same inflection found in intransitive verbs, as in Karitiana. Therefore, some semantic criteria are presented for the characterization of adjectives based on the notion of scalar properties (KENNEDY, 1999; KENNEDY, MCNALLY, 2005). These criteria are used to discuss not only the adjectives class, but also the typology of natural languages intensifiers (NEELEMAN; VAN DE KOOT; DOETJES, 2004; DOETJES, 2008). In Karitiana, especially, the distribution and behavior of the modifier pita(t) ‘very/a lot’ (described in SANCHEZ-MENDES 2014a) was found to be fundamental in helping to identify adjectives in the language.
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