Jon Archer
List of John Benjamins publications in which Jon Archer is involved.
Articles
2026 Locations, goals, and endpoints: A delineation of the Mùwe Ké la-don Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 49:2, pp. 318–353 | Article
This paper shows a structured functional split for the Mùwe Ké la-don (-na, -la, -ru/du), which previous work grouped under the umbrella term ‘Locative’. Drawing primarily on fifteen texts from elder speakers and authorities on the language, the study examines governing verb type, the nature… read more
2025 The ergative and its differential marking in Mùwe Ké Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 48:1, pp. 99–131 | Article
This paper showcases the Mùwe Ké ergative -gane / -gadiː, a unit formed from -ga, a particle of specificity, with ablative marker -ne or demonstrative dìː. This is unique in the language family, where ergative -gi is usually found, and it is shown that ‘modern’ -gane has replaced historical -gi… read more