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The reported speech evidential particle in Lamjung Yolmo

Gawne, Lauren

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Lauren Gawne



Abstract

Grammatically encoded evidentials that marks ‘reported speech’, ‘hearsay’ or ‘quotation’ are attested in languages from a variety of families, but often receive cursory description. In this paper I give a detailed account of the reported speech particle ló in Lamjung Yolmo, a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. This particle is used when the speaker is reporting previously communicated information. This information may be translated from another language, may be a non-verbal interaction turn or may have been an incomplete utterance. Speakers choose to use the reported speech particle in interaction, and the pragmatic effect is usually to add authority to the propositional content. Detailed description of the use of reported speech evidentials in interaction across different languages will provide a better understanding of the range of their function.

Citation

Gawne, L. (2015). The reported speech evidential particle in Lamjung Yolmo. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman area, 38(2), 292-318. https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.38.2.09gaw

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 1, 2015
Publication Date Jan 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jul 20, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jul 20, 2016
Journal Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
Print ISSN 0731-3500
Electronic ISSN 2214-5907
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 2
Pages 292-318
DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.38.2.09gaw
Keywords Yolmo, reported speech, evidentiality

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