Stassen (2000): AND-languages and WITH-languages #
@cite{stassen-2000} @cite{haspelmath-2007} @cite{dryer-haspelmath-2013}
Linguistic Typology 4(1), 1-54.
Core contribution #
A binary typological parameter classifying languages by how they encode NP conjunction:
- AND-languages: have a structurally distinct coordinate strategy (balanced, symmetric, plural agreement) alongside a separate comitative ("with") construction.
- WITH-languages: use comitative encoding as the only strategy for NP conjunction — the "and" marker is lexically identical to "with".
Key claims #
The AND/WITH parameter is diagnosed by lexical identity: if "and" = "with", the language is WITH; if "and" ≠ "with", it is AND.
WITH→AND drift: diachronically, WITH-languages tend to grammaticalize toward AND-status (comitative markers become balanced coordinators). The reverse drift (AND→WITH) does not occur.
Correlational parameters: AND-status correlates with "casedness" (bound case morphology) and "tensedness" (obligatory bound tense marking). These are statistical tendencies, not absolute universals.
Integration #
The AND/WITH parameter is derived from WALS Ch 63 (ConjComitativeRelation)
via AndWithStatus.toAndWithStatus in Linglib/Typology/Coordination.lean.
This file adds:
- The 15-language WALS coordination sample (CoordinationProfile).
- Stassen's strategy feature diagnostics (coordinate vs comitative).
- The WITH→AND drift linked to
DiachronicSource.comitative. - Correlational parameter types (sorry-marked: statistical tendencies).
- Cross-module bridge: Japanese MU = additive = universal quantifier.
2026 consensus #
The AND/WITH distinction is well-established and encoded in WALS Ch 63A (authored by @cite{haspelmath-2007}, building on Stassen's framework). The diachronic WITH→AND drift is broadly accepted. The correlational parameters (casedness, tensedness) are recognised as tendencies but with many counterexamples.
@cite{stassen-2000}'s two encoding strategies for NP conjunction.
Coordinate: balanced, symmetric structure where both conjuncts have equal syntactic rank. Comitative: asymmetric structure modeled on "A with B".
- coordinate : ConjunctionEncoding
- comitative : ConjunctionEncoding
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instDecidableEqConjunctionEncoding x✝ y✝ = if h : x✝.ctorIdx = y✝.ctorIdx then isTrue ⋯ else isFalse ⋯
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Diagnostic features for distinguishing coordinate from comitative encoding. Based on @cite{stassen-2000}'s structural diagnostics.
- equalRank : Bool
Both conjuncts have equal syntactic rank.
- constituency : Bool
The conjoined phrase forms a syntactic constituent.
- pluralAgreement : Bool
The conjoined subject triggers plural agreement on the verb.
- uniqueMarker : Bool
The coordination marker is a dedicated form, not identical to "with".
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instBEqStrategyFeatures.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.coordinateFeatures = { equalRank := true, constituency := true, pluralAgreement := true, uniqueMarker := true }
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.comitativeFeatures = { equalRank := false, constituency := false, pluralAgreement := false, uniqueMarker := false }
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A strategy counts as coordinate iff all four features are positive.
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- f.isCoordinate = (f.equalRank && f.constituency && f.pluralAgreement && f.uniqueMarker)
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Count of AND-languages in the sample.
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Count of WITH-languages in the sample.
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Two WITH-languages in the sample (Japanese, Mandarin, Swahili — and = with).
@cite{stassen-2000}: diachronic drift is unidirectional — WITH → AND. Comitative markers grammaticalise into balanced coordinators over time; the reverse does not occur.
- withToAnd : DriftDirection
- andToWith : DriftDirection
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instDecidableEqDriftDirection x✝ y✝ = if h : x✝.ctorIdx = y✝.ctorIdx then isTrue ⋯ else isFalse ⋯
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instBEqDriftDirection.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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The only attested drift direction is WITH → AND.
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@cite{stassen-2000}'s WITH→AND drift corresponds to @cite{haspelmath-2007}'s comitative diachronic source.
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The attested drift direction (WITH→AND) corresponds to comitative source.
Comitative-sourced coordinators yield monosyndetic patterns: WITH→AND drift → comitative source → monosyndetic pattern.
@cite{stassen-2000}: "Casedness" — whether a language has bound case morphology on core argument NPs. Correlates statistically with AND-status.
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instDecidableEqCasedness x✝ y✝ = if h : x✝.ctorIdx = y✝.ctorIdx then isTrue ⋯ else isFalse ⋯
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instBEqCasedness.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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@cite{stassen-2000}: "Tensedness" — whether a language has obligatory bound past/non-past marking on verbs. Correlates with AND-status.
- tensed : Tensedness
- untensed : Tensedness
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instDecidableEqTensedness x✝ y✝ = if h : x✝.ctorIdx = y✝.ctorIdx then isTrue ⋯ else isFalse ⋯
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- Phenomena.Coordination.Studies.Stassen2000.instBEqTensedness.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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@cite{stassen-2000}: among cased languages, AND-status is more frequent than WITH-status; among uncased languages, the reverse holds. Cross-multiplied existential. [requires the cross-tabulation from the paper]
@cite{stassen-2000}: among tensed languages, AND-status is more frequent than WITH-status; among untensed languages, the reverse.
Japanese MU "mo" also serves as a quantifier particle — the Fragment
records this via alsoQuantifier, and the Determiners fragment
independently records "mo" as the particle in dare-mo (universal).
Triple identity: MU = additive = ∀.