Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Super-light verbs in Afrikaans
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613770947231744 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Van Heerden, Lara |
| author2 | Huddlestone, Kate |
| author_browse | Huddlestone, Kate Van Heerden, Lara |
| author_facet | Huddlestone, Kate Van Heerden, Lara |
| author_sort | Van Heerden, Lara |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | Stellenbosch University |
| description | Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/131956 |
| institution | Stellenbosch University (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:41:25.747Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publishDateRange | 2025 |
| publishDateSort | 2025 |
| publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| publisherStr | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/131956 Super-light verbs in Afrikaans Van Heerden, Lara Huddlestone, Kate Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of General Linguistics. Afrikaans language -- Verb Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb Minimalist theory (Linguistics) UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis sets out to provide an account of super-light verbs in Afrikaans. While light verbs can be defined as a group of grammatical verbs that are semantically bleached, which means that they have lost some of their lexical content, super-light verbs are argued to be a covert form of a light verb. Based on Van Riemsdijk’s (2002) analysis of constructions with omissible motion verbs, and on Biberauer and Oosthuizen’s (2011) observations regarding omissible lexical verbs in Afrikaans, a description of two super-light verbs in Afrikaans is provided. Specifically, this thesis examines instances where the verbs gaan (“go”) and maak (“make”) in Afrikaans are ostensibly absent. This thesis is situated within a broad Minimalist Syntax framework, and as such, the core architecture and assumptions of Minimalism are first discussed, followed by a discussion of light verbs within Minimalist Syntax and of light verbs in the traditional (semantic) sense (Jespersen 1954-1958). This discussion includes an examination of the concept of silent elements, in general, and silent verbs, in particular, which Van Riemsdijk (2002) characterises as super-light verbs. Thereafter, a description of Afrikaans grammar, with a focus on Afrikaans verbs and verb clusters, is given. It is against this background that super-light verbs in Afrikaans are described. The environments in Afrikaans in which super-light verbs, namely the motion verb GAAN and the causative verb MAAK are licensed are illustrated. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis beoog om ʼn verklaring van superligte werkwoorde in Afrikaans te verskaf. Terwyl ligte werkwoorde gedefinieer kan word as 'n groep grammatikale werkwoorde wat semanties gebleik is, wat beteken dat hulle van hul leksikale inhoud verloor het, word daar aangevoer dat superligte werkwoorde 'n bedekte vorm van 'n ligte werkwoord is. Op grond van Van Riemsdijk (2002) se analise van konstruksies met weglaatbare beweginswerkwoorde, en op Biberauer en Oosthuizen (2011) se waarnemings aangaande weglaatbare leksikale werkwoorde in Afrikaans, word ’n beskrywing van twee superligte werkwoorde in Afrikaans verskaf Hierdie tesis ondersoek spesifiek gevalle waar die werkwoorde gaan en maak in Afrikaans oënskynlik afwesig is. Hierdie tesis is geleë binne 'n breë Minimalistiese Sintaksisraamwerk, en as sodanig word die kernargitektuur en aannames van Minimalisme eers bespreek, gevolg deur 'n bespreking van ligte werkwoorde binne Minimalistiese Sintaksis en van ligte werkwoorde in die tradisionele (semantiese) sin (Jespersen 1954 -1958). Hierdie bespreking sluit 'n ondersoek in na die konsep van stilelemente, in die algemeen, en stilwerkwoorde, in die besonder, wat Van Riemsdijk (2002) as superligte werkwoorde tipeer. Daarna word 'n beskrywing van Afrikaanse grammatika, met 'n fokus op Afrikaanse werkwoorde en werkwoordgroepe, gegee. Dit is teen hierdie agtergrond dat superligte werkwoorde in Afrikaans beskryf word. Die omgewings in Afrikaans waarin superligte werkwoorde, naamlik die bewegingswerkwoord GAAN en die veroorsakende werkwoord MAAK gelisensieer is, word geïllustreer. Masters 2025-04-30T14:28:54Z 2025-04-30T14:28:54Z 2024-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131956 en Stellenbosch University ix, 84 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Afrikaans language -- Verb Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb Minimalist theory (Linguistics) UCTD Van Heerden, Lara Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title | Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title_full | Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title_fullStr | Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title_short | Super-light verbs in Afrikaans |
| title_sort | super light verbs in afrikaans |
| topic | Afrikaans language -- Verb Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb Minimalist theory (Linguistics) UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131956 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT vanheerdenlara superlightverbsinafrikaans |