賽德克太魯閣語-un與-an的詮釋和及物性

The Interpretation and Transitivity of -un and -an in Truku Seediq

太魯閣語的動詞後綴-un與-an一直以來被視為兩個不同的「焦點」或「語態」詞素。然而，無論是用焦點或語態分析法皆無法完整地解釋其語意分佈狀態。本文提出三個論點：（1）-un與-an是二個不同的語態詞素且同屬目標語態；（2）用及物性相對分佈來分辨兩者的異同；及（3）-un的及物性較-an高。

The two verbal suffixes -un and -an in Truku Seediq have been analyzed as two distinctive 'focus' markers or 'voice' morphemes. However, careful attention to the interpretation and use of -un and -an reveals that it is problematic to conclude that -un is a Patient Focus whereas -an is a Locative Focus. In addition, previous analyses are insufficient in terms of interpreting their distributions. This paper shows that (i) -un and -an are two distinct voice morphemes that fall under Goal Voice; (ii) their difference is of the degree of transitivity; and (iii) -un has high transitivity and -an has low transitivity.