[Lingtyp] Truth markers

[Carl Whitehead]

In Menya (Angan sub-family, Trans New Guinea family in Papua New Guinea),
the expression for ‘true’ (often used as a response to a question or a
affirmation of agreement and also as an adjective or noun) is naqä qakuä,
where naqä is ‘big’ and qakuä is ‘stump, base of a tree’ or ‘basis, reason’.
In church circles, the expression is also used at the end of prayers as
‘amen.’

 

From: Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> On Behalf Of Mira
Ariel
Sent: October 21, 2021 10:00 AM
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Cc: Shirly Orr <orr.shirly at gmail.com>
Subject: [Lingtyp] Truth markers

 

Hi,

 

My student, Shirly Orr, and I are interested in truth markers, such as true,
real, right.

Are they frequently attested in natural languages? 

We're interested in etymological sources for them, as well as meanings they
evolve to express. 

Any leads on literature we can dig up?

 

Thanks,

Mira Ariel

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