Possessive and Relational Forms in Chukchi
Abstract This chapter is concerned with the morphology and syntax of two nominal forms in Chukchi, the Possessive (1) and the Relational (2). These forms, which are mainly used as adnominal attributes and thus correspond to European genitives, optionally agree with their head in case, as in (1a) and...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1995
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195087758.003.0010 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52195787/isbn-9780195087758-book-part-10.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract This chapter is concerned with the morphology and syntax of two nominal forms in Chukchi, the Possessive (1) and the Relational (2). These forms, which are mainly used as adnominal attributes and thus correspond to European genitives, optionally agree with their head in case, as in (1a) and (2a), or in number, as in (1b) and (2b). |
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