Ergativity in the Mayoruna branch of the Panoan family
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David W. Fleck
Abstract
The present paper describes the ergative alignment patterns in the extant languages of the Mayoruna branch: Matses, Matis, Kulina, Dëmushbo, and Chankuëshbo/Korubo. The patterns that emerge from the present comparative study suggest that the Mayoruna languages, particularly Matses, are in the process of developing more uniform ergatively-aligned morphology. The alignment patterns in these languages vary in several details, but overall are found to be much more similar to each other than they are to other Panoan languages, thereby supporting the hypothesis that the languages in the Mayoruna branch compose a linguistic subfamily.
Abstract
The present paper describes the ergative alignment patterns in the extant languages of the Mayoruna branch: Matses, Matis, Kulina, Dëmushbo, and Chankuëshbo/Korubo. The patterns that emerge from the present comparative study suggest that the Mayoruna languages, particularly Matses, are in the process of developing more uniform ergatively-aligned morphology. The alignment patterns in these languages vary in several details, but overall are found to be much more similar to each other than they are to other Panoan languages, thereby supporting the hypothesis that the languages in the Mayoruna branch compose a linguistic subfamily.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Manifestations of ergativity in Amazonia 1
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Part I. Well-established systems
- Ergativity in the Mayoruna branch of the Panoan family 29
- Ergativity in Shipibo-Konibo, a Panoan language of the Ucayali 65
- How ergative is Cavineña? 97
- The ergativity effect in Kuikuro (Southern Carib, Brazil) 121
- Nominative-absolutive 159
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Part II. Recent diachronic innovations
- Ergativity in Trumai 203
- Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari 235
- The intransitive basis of Movima clause structure 285
- Index 317
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Manifestations of ergativity in Amazonia 1
-
Part I. Well-established systems
- Ergativity in the Mayoruna branch of the Panoan family 29
- Ergativity in Shipibo-Konibo, a Panoan language of the Ucayali 65
- How ergative is Cavineña? 97
- The ergativity effect in Kuikuro (Southern Carib, Brazil) 121
- Nominative-absolutive 159
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Part II. Recent diachronic innovations
- Ergativity in Trumai 203
- Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari 235
- The intransitive basis of Movima clause structure 285
- Index 317
