On Object Shift, Scrambling, and the PIC

The displacements characterized in (1-2) have received a great deal of attention. (Boldface in the gloss here is simply to highlight the alternation.) (1) Scrambling (exx. from Bergsland 1997: 154) a. gan nagaan slukax igaaxtakum (Aleut) his.boat out.of seagull.ABS flew ‘. a seagull flew out of his...

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Main Author: Peter Svenonius
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Summary:The displacements characterized in (1-2) have received a great deal of attention. (Boldface in the gloss here is simply to highlight the alternation.) (1) Scrambling (exx. from Bergsland 1997: 154) a. gan nagaan slukax igaaxtakum (Aleut) his.boat out.of seagull.ABS flew ‘. a seagull flew out of his boat’ b. quganax hlagan kugan husaqaa rock.ABS his.son on.top.of fell ‘. a rock fell on top of his son ’ 1 (2) Object Shift (OS)