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Deixis and temporal subordinators in Pomak (Slavic, Greece)

  • Evangelia Adamou
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Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy
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Abstract

Deixis expressed by three definite articles is a well-known characteristic of the Pomak varieties, given the absence of grammaticalized definite markers in most Slavic languages. In this paper, we present a practically unknown use of deixis in Slavic languages, namely the use of deictic suffixes in the formation of temporal subordinate conjunctions in Pomak. The deictic suffixes on the temporal subordinator indicate the relation between the process and the discourse situation; the choice of the deictic suffix depends on the type of event encoded in the clause. The free temporal subordinator indicates that the event is not anchored in speech time. This study is based on first-hand data of a nearly undescribed variety of Pomak spoken in Greece.

Abstract

Deixis expressed by three definite articles is a well-known characteristic of the Pomak varieties, given the absence of grammaticalized definite markers in most Slavic languages. In this paper, we present a practically unknown use of deixis in Slavic languages, namely the use of deictic suffixes in the formation of temporal subordinate conjunctions in Pomak. The deictic suffixes on the temporal subordinator indicate the relation between the process and the discourse situation; the choice of the deictic suffix depends on the type of event encoded in the clause. The free temporal subordinator indicates that the event is not anchored in speech time. This study is based on first-hand data of a nearly undescribed variety of Pomak spoken in Greece.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of contributors vii
  4. Editor’s introduction 1
  5. Part I. Syntactic terminology and typological methods
  6. Clause linkage and Nexus in Papuan languages 27
  7. Capturing particulars and universals in clause linkage 51
  8. Part II. Clause-chaining, converbs, masdars, absolutive constructions, etc.
  9. Specialized converbs and adverbial subordination in Axaxdәrә Akhvakh 105
  10. Finite and non-finite 143
  11. Converbs and adverbial clauses in Badaga, a South-Dravidian language 165
  12. Coordination, converbs and clause chaining in Coptic Egyptian typology and structural analysis 203
  13. Part III. Subordination, informational hierarchy and referential hierarchy
  14. Informational and referential hierarchy 269
  15. Comment clause 313
  16. Deixis, information structure and clause linkage in Yafi’ Arabic (Yemen) 333
  17. The role of the Berber deictic and TAM markers in dependent clauses in Zenaga 355
  18. Deixis and temporal subordinators in Pomak (Slavic, Greece) 399
  19. Correlative markers as phoric “Grammaticalised Category Markers” of subordination in German 421
  20. Part IV. Informational hierarchy and TAM markers’ functions in clause-linkage
  21. Focus, mood and clause linkage in Umpithamu (Cape York Peninsula, Australia) 451
  22. Clause chaining and conjugations in Wolof 469
  23. Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency 499
  24. Tense-mood concordance and clause chaining in Mankon (a Grassfields Bantu language) 549
  25. Clause dependency relations in East Greenlandic Inuit 581
  26. Coordination and subordination 603
  27. Author index 619
  28. Language index 623
  29. Topic index 625
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.121.12ada

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of contributors vii
  4. Editor’s introduction 1
  5. Part I. Syntactic terminology and typological methods
  6. Clause linkage and Nexus in Papuan languages 27
  7. Capturing particulars and universals in clause linkage 51
  8. Part II. Clause-chaining, converbs, masdars, absolutive constructions, etc.
  9. Specialized converbs and adverbial subordination in Axaxdәrә Akhvakh 105
  10. Finite and non-finite 143
  11. Converbs and adverbial clauses in Badaga, a South-Dravidian language 165
  12. Coordination, converbs and clause chaining in Coptic Egyptian typology and structural analysis 203
  13. Part III. Subordination, informational hierarchy and referential hierarchy
  14. Informational and referential hierarchy 269
  15. Comment clause 313
  16. Deixis, information structure and clause linkage in Yafi’ Arabic (Yemen) 333
  17. The role of the Berber deictic and TAM markers in dependent clauses in Zenaga 355
  18. Deixis and temporal subordinators in Pomak (Slavic, Greece) 399
  19. Correlative markers as phoric “Grammaticalised Category Markers” of subordination in German 421
  20. Part IV. Informational hierarchy and TAM markers’ functions in clause-linkage
  21. Focus, mood and clause linkage in Umpithamu (Cape York Peninsula, Australia) 451
  22. Clause chaining and conjugations in Wolof 469
  23. Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency 499
  24. Tense-mood concordance and clause chaining in Mankon (a Grassfields Bantu language) 549
  25. Clause dependency relations in East Greenlandic Inuit 581
  26. Coordination and subordination 603
  27. Author index 619
  28. Language index 623
  29. Topic index 625
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