原始南島語動詞類別之重建

Reconstructing Proto Austronesian Verb Classes

雖然構詞創新有助於語族歷史重建，但原始南島語動詞性構詞的重建卻相當少。本文嘗試做這一方面的努力，以彌補此一缺憾。之前的研究已經針對多個台灣南島語言進行了動詞類別的重建，本文則針對原始南島語的動詞類別展開初步的重建，並且檢視該項重建所面臨的挑戰、提供解決之道。本文最後一節簡單扼要地探討原始南島語動詞類別的重建如何帶動構詞創新的建立以及如何增進我們對南島語言分群的瞭解。

Although morphological innovations are usually regarded as important in reconstructing the histories of language families, relatively little attention has been paid to the reconstruction of Proto Austronesian (PAn) verbal morphology, and this paper aims to take a step in this direction. Morphological classes of verbs have been reconstructed for several Formosan languages, and this paper offers a preliminary reconstruction of PAn verb classes, examines the challenges inherent in that reconstruction and offers tentative responses to them. The final section takes a brief look at how the reconstruction of PAn verb classes permits the establishment of morphological innovations and casts light on the subgrouping of Austronesian languages.