Aspect and evidentiality in the Japanese construction v + {-te ~ -de}+ iru
https://dx.doi.org/10.31810/RSEL.50.2.10
Keywords:
Aspectual periphrase; -te iru; evidentiality; mental verbs; sensorial verbs; Japanese language.Abstract
This chapter aims to contribute to the study of the relationship between aspect and evidentiality by examining the grammar and semantics of the <V + {-te ~ -de} + iru> construction in Japanese. Although this construction has been traditionally considered an aspectual one, in recent years a new proposal has emerged that characterizes it as an evidential marker (Sadanobu 2006, Sadanobu and Malchukov 2006, Nagai 2017). Taking into account the growing interest in the relation between aspect and evidentiality, I will review the proposals of the aforementioned authors. Based on this review and adopting the theoretical perspective defended by Speas 2010, I will try to demonstrate that the Japanese <V + {-te ~ -de} + iru> construction can be considered an evidential marker in some specific uses.
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