Predicates and Pronominal Arguments in Straits Salish  

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Jelinek, Eloise ; Demers, Richard A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language (ada di JSTOR) vol. 70 no. 4 (1994), page 697-736.
Fulltext: Vol. 70, No. 4, pp. 697-736.pdf (922.06KB)

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This paper provides an analysis of the syntax of Straits Salish, according to which these languages lack a noun/verb contrast at the word level. Main clauses consist of an initial predicate, minimally containing a lexical root, a functional head where valence I ? TRIANSITIVE] is marked, and possibly a pronominal suffix marking an internal argument. The predicate is followed by a second position clitic string of inflectional elements, the subject pronoun and tense. Determiner phrases are derived subordinate structures, ad- juncts to the main clause. We present evidence against a copular verb analysis as further substantiation of the lack of a noun/verb distinction at the lexical level. We identify certain properties of quantified contexts in Straits Salish which provide important evi- dence for our analysis of argument structure.*

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