Comparative and Superlative Constructions in Alaskan Athabascan Languages
A survey of reported comparative constructions in the Koyukon, Ahtna and Tanana Athabascan languages of Alaska shows that many fall into Dixon’s (2008, 2012) A2 class. A dimensional verb is accompanied by a modifying postpositional phrase, with the standard being the object of the postposition. Supe...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3fda2bf4ba3c49a59d32db330728277f 2023-05-15T13:07:27+02:00 Comparative and Superlative Constructions in Alaskan Athabascan Languages Siri G. Tuttle 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.487 https://doaj.org/article/3fda2bf4ba3c49a59d32db330728277f EN eng Dartmouth College Library http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.487 https://doaj.org/toc/1537-0852 1537-0852 doi:10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.487 https://doaj.org/article/3fda2bf4ba3c49a59d32db330728277f Linguistic Discovery, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2018) athabascan Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar P101-410 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.487 2022-12-31T10:05:56Z A survey of reported comparative constructions in the Koyukon, Ahtna and Tanana Athabascan languages of Alaska shows that many fall into Dixon’s (2008, 2012) A2 class. A dimensional verb is accompanied by a modifying postpositional phrase, with the standard being the object of the postposition. Superlatives are not as well represented in lexical documentation as comparatives, which are themselves rare in texts and difficult to elicit. Structured elicitation of comparatives and superlatives in Ahtna and Koyukon supports observations that this rarity is related to cultural norms in Athabascan communities, where comparison (especially of people) can be considered rude, and superlatives evidence of inappropriate pride. Article in Journal/Newspaper ahtna Athabascan koyukon Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Linguistic Discovery 16 1 |
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A survey of reported comparative constructions in the Koyukon, Ahtna and Tanana Athabascan languages of Alaska shows that many fall into Dixon’s (2008, 2012) A2 class. A dimensional verb is accompanied by a modifying postpositional phrase, with the standard being the object of the postposition. Superlatives are not as well represented in lexical documentation as comparatives, which are themselves rare in texts and difficult to elicit. Structured elicitation of comparatives and superlatives in Ahtna and Koyukon supports observations that this rarity is related to cultural norms in Athabascan communities, where comparison (especially of people) can be considered rude, and superlatives evidence of inappropriate pride. |
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Comparative and Superlative Constructions in Alaskan Athabascan Languages |
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Comparative and Superlative Constructions in Alaskan Athabascan Languages |
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