Abstract The lexical and phrasal dimensions of aspect and their interactions with morphosyntactic aspectual operators have proved difficult to model in Bantu languages. Bantu actional types do not map neatly onto commonly accepted categorizations of actionality, although these are frequently assumed to be universal and based on real-world event typologies. In this paper, we describe important characteristics and major actional distinctions attested across Bantu languages. These, we argue, include complex lexicalizations consisting of a coming-to-be phase, the ensuing state change, and the resultant state; sub-distinctions of coming-to-be phases, and other issues of phasal quality. Despite these fine-grained distinctions in phasal structure and quality, evidence for a principled distinction between activity- and accomplishment-like predicates is mixed. We review the current state of evidence for these characteristics of Bantu actionality and sketch methodological directions for future research.

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班图语动词是什么？班图语的行动性

摘要事实证明，用Bantu语言很难对方面的词汇和短语维度以及它们与形态句法方面的操作符的交互进行建模。尽管经常假定班图人的行为类型是通用的并且基于现实世界的事件类型，但它们并不能很好地映射到公认的行为性分类上。在本文中，我们描述了跨班图语种证明的重要特征和主要动作区别。我们认为，这些包括复杂的词法化，包括即将到来的阶段，随后的状态变化和结果状态；即将到来的阶段的细分，以及其他阶段性质量问题。尽管在相位结构和质量上有细微的区别，活动性和成就性谓词之间原则上区别的证据是混杂的。我们回顾了班图人行动性的这些特征的当前证据，并概述了今后研究的方法论方向。