Verbalization of nominalizations: A typological commentary on the article by Nikki van de Pol. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Malchukov, Andrej
• Is Part Of: Language sciences. Volume 73(2019)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 118
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: Nominalization -- Gerund -- Insubordination -- Reanalysis -- Mixed categories -- Typology; ACC accusative -- ADJ adjective -- ADV adverb -- ADVman manner adverb -- ADVt temporal adverb -- AGR agreement -- ASP aspect -- CAUS causative -- CL (noun) classifier -- CONNEG connegative -- CONV converb -- COP copula -- DAT dative -- DEM demonstrative (pronoun) -- DET determiner ("article") -- DO direct object -- EVID evidential -- FIN finiteness marker -- FOC focus marker -- FUT future -- GEN genitive -- IF illocutionary force marker -- IND indicative -- INF infinitive -- IMP(ER) imperative -- IMP.FUT delayed imperative -- IPFV imperfective (aspect) -- INTR intransitive -- LOC locative -- MOD modal (adverb, marker) -- MODep adverb with epistemic function -- MODi adverb with illocutionary function -- N noun -- NB number -- NEG negation -- NOM nominative (case) -- NONFUT nonfuture -- NONPST nonpast (tense) -- NUM numeral -- NZR nominalizer -- O object -- PST past (tense) -- PERF perfect -- PTCP participle -- PL plural -- POS/POSS possessive -- PRS present -- PURP purposive converb -- Q question marker -- REC recent (participle) -- REL (adverbial) relators/coverbs -- SU subject -- SG singular -- TAM tense/aspect/mood -- TE tense -- TOP topic marker -- TR transitivizer/transitive -- V verb -- VAL valency -- Voi voice; Linguistics -- Periodicals; Language and languages -- Periodicals; Linguistique -- Périodiques; Langage et langues -- Périodiques; Language and languages; Linguistics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 405
• DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2018.08.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0388-0001

Abstract

Abstract: The present article provides a typological commentary on the article by Nikki van de Pol (2019) on the history of the English gerund. It is shown that in spite of certain idiosyncratic aspects, the history of the verbal gerund illustrates a well-known grammaticalization path of verbalization, whereby deverbal nouns are first grammaticalized into nonfinite forms (participles, infinitives, converbs), and may later be integrated into the verbal paradigm. It is further suggested that the mixed behavior attested for the verbal gerund, which deviates both from the nominal and from the clausal prototype, may be universally supported by constructional polysemy and blending with constructions which have further progressed on the verbalization cline. Highlights: Provides typological perspective on the history of the English verbal gerund. Demonstrates that verbalization is a common typological grammaticalization path. Discusses universal constraints on category-mixing in gerund nominalizations. Admits construction blending as a general factor in verbalization scenarios.