On Turkish non-canonical possessives
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Éva Ágnes Csató
Abstract
Turkic canonical possessive noun phrases consist of the possessor marked with the genitive, and the possessee with a possessive suffix. This study deals with Turkic non-canonical constructions, where a genitive marker attaches to the possessor, but the possessee remains unmarked. It is argued that in the non-canonical construction, the frame of reference is delimited to the world known/familiar to the interlocutors through shared knowledge of the world or shared discourse. Thus, these constructions express the concept of “familiarity” with possible overtones of empathy or endearment, or with negative connotations. As the speaker and hearer are typical participants in the deictic system, non-canonical possessives are most frequently used with first- and second-person possessors.
Abstract
Turkic canonical possessive noun phrases consist of the possessor marked with the genitive, and the possessee with a possessive suffix. This study deals with Turkic non-canonical constructions, where a genitive marker attaches to the possessor, but the possessee remains unmarked. It is argued that in the non-canonical construction, the frame of reference is delimited to the world known/familiar to the interlocutors through shared knowledge of the world or shared discourse. Thus, these constructions express the concept of “familiarity” with possible overtones of empathy or endearment, or with negative connotations. As the speaker and hearer are typical participants in the deictic system, non-canonical possessives are most frequently used with first- and second-person possessors.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Expressing ‘possession’ 7
- Predicative possession in revived Cornish 27
- Possessive chains and Possessor Camouflage 51
- On Turkish non-canonical possessives 85
- Predicative possession in South Saami 103
- Predicative possession in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages 125
- Pronominal and adjectival attributive possession in spoken Czech 149
- Predicative possession in North Saami and Norwegian 169
- Possession and ownership in Modern Uyghur 187
- Superlative readings of possessive constructions in Turkic 205
- Possession in Khinalug 239
- A diachronic perspective on alienability splits in Icelandic attributive possession 267
- Grammaticalization of possessive markers in the Beserman dialect of Udmurt 291
- On belonging 313
- Competing possessive constructions in Late Latin documents from Italy 365
- Languages and language families and areas 393
- Name index 397
- Subject index 401
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Expressing ‘possession’ 7
- Predicative possession in revived Cornish 27
- Possessive chains and Possessor Camouflage 51
- On Turkish non-canonical possessives 85
- Predicative possession in South Saami 103
- Predicative possession in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages 125
- Pronominal and adjectival attributive possession in spoken Czech 149
- Predicative possession in North Saami and Norwegian 169
- Possession and ownership in Modern Uyghur 187
- Superlative readings of possessive constructions in Turkic 205
- Possession in Khinalug 239
- A diachronic perspective on alienability splits in Icelandic attributive possession 267
- Grammaticalization of possessive markers in the Beserman dialect of Udmurt 291
- On belonging 313
- Competing possessive constructions in Late Latin documents from Italy 365
- Languages and language families and areas 393
- Name index 397
- Subject index 401
