Propping up predicates: Adjectival predication in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì
In Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dene, aka Athapaskan), copulas appear obligatorily with adjectives predicated of animate subjects, but are barred from appearing with adjectives predicated of inanimates. I propose that this asymmetry arises from a requirement to realize grammatical agreement for person, and that...
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Open Library of Humanities
2016-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/4813/ |