SERIAL VERBS IN WA’IKHANA (EAST TUKANO): A CONSTRUCTION GRAMMAR APPROACH

Bruna Cezario; Diogo Pinheiro; Brendha Portela

doi:10.70860/ufnt.entreletras.e19590

Auteurs-es

Bruna Cezario Federal University of Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6371-1238
Diogo Pinheiro Federal University of Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2403-5040
Brendha Portela Federal University of Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-5851

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.70860/ufnt.entreletras.e19590

Mots-clés :

Serial verbs, Usage-Based Construction Grammar, Wa’ikhana, East Tukanoan languages

Résumé

This article presents an analysis of serial verb constructions in Wa’ikhana, an East Tukanoan language, from a usage-based constructionist perspective. Four kinds of serializations are identified and described. One of them – a serialization with the verb duku ‘stand’ – is analyzed in more detail, since not only does this construction have a more grammaticalized meaning, but also it has one instance yauduku (yau ‘talk/tell’ + duku ‘stand’) that has already become a new node in the constructicon, i.e., that constitutes a new lexical construction.

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Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Bruna Cezario, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Bruna Cezario holds a Master's degree and is currently a PhD candidate in Linguistics at UFRJ. Her research focuses on Indigenous Language Studies, with an emphasis on the analysis and description of the Wa'ikhana language (Eastern Tukano).

Diogo Pinheiro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Diogo Pinheiro is an Associate Professor at UFRJ and one of the coordinators of LinC (Cognitive Linguistics Laboratory). Specializing in Usage-Based Construction Grammar and Cognitive Linguistics, his research focuses on the relationship between language and intersubjectivity.

Brendha Portela, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brendha Portela holds a Master's degree and is currently a PhD candidate in Linguistics at UFRJ. A member of LinC (Cognitive Linguistics Research Laboratory), she investigates the comprehension and production of intersubjective constructions by autistic adults who are native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese.

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