Breaking Down the Distinction Between Noun Incorporation and Pseudo Noun Incorporation: An Examination of Ket
Traditional literature on NI and PNI has indicated that the two phenomena are distinct. Data from the Ket language of Siberia, however, challenges this view, since it resists being classified as purely an NI language or purely a PNI language, displaying properties of both. I argue that Ket supports...
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Carleton Digital Commons
2023
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| Summary: | Traditional literature on NI and PNI has indicated that the two phenomena are distinct. Data from the Ket language of Siberia, however, challenges this view, since it resists being classified as purely an NI language or purely a PNI language, displaying properties of both. I argue that Ket supports the views of more recent literature which claims that NI and PNI are not distinct processes. I further argue that Ket (tentatively) supports a phrasal-movement analysis of NI, and that this analysis can account for several of the ways in which Ket NI is similar to PNI. |
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