12 Non-verbal predication in Algonquian languages
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Fernando Zúñiga
Abstract
Non-verbal predicative constructions consist of an argument and a predicate whose semantic nucleus (e.g., a property- or relation-denoting element) is not a verb; instead, they use structures involving juxtaposition, copulas, or predicative affixation. The present chapter surveys such constructions in the Algonquian languages of North America, in particular those constructions having the following semantic functions: (I) identity and inclusion predication; (II) existence, location, and possession; and (III) quantification and ostension. Functions of Group I employ all three formal structure types, distinguishing the two semantic functions but showing both some overlaps and complex splits of different kinds. Those of Group II do not appear to distinguish existence and location, and feature not only ‘have’-verbs but also two proprietive constructions. Quantification is also expressed by verbal means, and ostension uses default and dedicated demonstratives in clauses with juxtaposition or copulas.
Abstract
Non-verbal predicative constructions consist of an argument and a predicate whose semantic nucleus (e.g., a property- or relation-denoting element) is not a verb; instead, they use structures involving juxtaposition, copulas, or predicative affixation. The present chapter surveys such constructions in the Algonquian languages of North America, in particular those constructions having the following semantic functions: (I) identity and inclusion predication; (II) existence, location, and possession; and (III) quantification and ostension. Functions of Group I employ all three formal structure types, distinguishing the two semantic functions but showing both some overlaps and complex splits of different kinds. Those of Group II do not appear to distinguish existence and location, and feature not only ‘have’-verbs but also two proprietive constructions. Quantification is also expressed by verbal means, and ostension uses default and dedicated demonstratives in clauses with juxtaposition or copulas.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- List of the Authors V
- Acknowledgments
- Contents IX
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Part I: Setting the stage
- 1 Non-verbal predication: An analytical framework 1
- 2 A diachronic view on non-verbal predication 57
- 3 Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 87
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Part II: Case studies
- 4 Non-verbal predication in Caijia and Waxiang: A Southeast Asian perspective 91
- 5 Non-verbal predication in Siyuewu Khroskyabs 129
- 6 Non-verbal predication in Uralic 155
- 7 Non-verbal predication in Turkic languages 195
- 8 Non-verbal predication in the so-called Paleosiberian languages 239
- 9 Non-verbal predication in Tungusic languages 275
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North America
- 10 Non-verbal predication in the Yupik-Inuktitut-Unangan (Eskimo-Aleut) family 313
- 11 Non-verbal predication in Western Apache (Athabaskan/Dene), with comparisons to Hän Athabaskan 353
- 12 Non-verbal predication in Algonquian languages 385
- 13 Non-verbal predication in Lushootseed (Salishan) 429
- 14 Non-verbal predication in Uto-Aztecan languages from northwestern Mexico 463
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South America
- 15 Verbless clauses and copula clauses in Arawak languages 505
- 16 Non-verbal predication in Tupian, especially Tupí-Guaraní languages 541
- 17 Non-verbal predication in Zaparoan languages 581
- 18 Non-verbal predication in Chicham 625
- 19 Non-verbal predication in the Pano languages of Western Amazonia 653
- 20 Non-verbal predication in Guaycuruan and Mataguayan 697
- 21 Non-verbal predication in Old Zamuco 743
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- List of the Authors V
- Acknowledgments
- Contents IX
-
Part I: Setting the stage
- 1 Non-verbal predication: An analytical framework 1
- 2 A diachronic view on non-verbal predication 57
- 3 Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 87
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Part II: Case studies
- 4 Non-verbal predication in Caijia and Waxiang: A Southeast Asian perspective 91
- 5 Non-verbal predication in Siyuewu Khroskyabs 129
- 6 Non-verbal predication in Uralic 155
- 7 Non-verbal predication in Turkic languages 195
- 8 Non-verbal predication in the so-called Paleosiberian languages 239
- 9 Non-verbal predication in Tungusic languages 275
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North America
- 10 Non-verbal predication in the Yupik-Inuktitut-Unangan (Eskimo-Aleut) family 313
- 11 Non-verbal predication in Western Apache (Athabaskan/Dene), with comparisons to Hän Athabaskan 353
- 12 Non-verbal predication in Algonquian languages 385
- 13 Non-verbal predication in Lushootseed (Salishan) 429
- 14 Non-verbal predication in Uto-Aztecan languages from northwestern Mexico 463
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South America
- 15 Verbless clauses and copula clauses in Arawak languages 505
- 16 Non-verbal predication in Tupian, especially Tupí-Guaraní languages 541
- 17 Non-verbal predication in Zaparoan languages 581
- 18 Non-verbal predication in Chicham 625
- 19 Non-verbal predication in the Pano languages of Western Amazonia 653
- 20 Non-verbal predication in Guaycuruan and Mataguayan 697
- 21 Non-verbal predication in Old Zamuco 743
