Good evening, afternoon, or morning to you, people of r/conlangs. Today's Saturday, and that means it's time for another typological paper! Once again, there will be some prompts for you to discuss in the comments.
From 'wood' to future tense: Nominal origins of the future construction in Hup (Epps)
This week's paper discusses an unusual grammaticalization path in the Nadahup language Hup, spoken on the border of Colombia and Brazil. While this topic is once again very specific, in the comments you can talk about any fun grammaticalization processes that occurred or are occurring in your language. If you don't know what grammaticalization is, check out the introductory Wikipedia article. If you want to learn more about the possible grammaticalization paths that are attested in natural languages, check out the World Lexicon of Grammaticalization. Now onto the prompts:
- Are there constructions in your language that have undergone grammaticalization or are currently undergoing grammaticalization?
- Are there any lexicalization processes in your language?
Remember to try to comment on other people's languages
Submit your papers here!
So, that's about it for this week's edition. See you next Saturday, and happy conlanging!