On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets
The paper aims to enrich the database of independent time-related morphology on nouns and contribute to the discussion of its categorization by examining the so-called predestinative forms in Tundra Nenets (Uralic). The basic semantic contribution predestinatives make consists in providing temporal...
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ftsoaslib:oai:eprints.soas.ac.uk:21138 2024-05-19T07:44:07+00:00 On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets Nikolaeva, Irina 2015-10-27 text https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/21138/ https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/21138/1/final-1-s2.0-S0024384115001680-main.pdf en eng Elsevier https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/21138/1/final-1-s2.0-S0024384115001680-main.pdf Nikolaeva, Irina (2015) 'On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets.' Lingua, 166. pp. 99-126. Journal Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftsoaslib 2024-04-30T23:40:12Z The paper aims to enrich the database of independent time-related morphology on nouns and contribute to the discussion of its categorization by examining the so-called predestinative forms in Tundra Nenets (Uralic). The basic semantic contribution predestinatives make consists in providing temporal information relevant for the interpretation of possessive NPs: they specify the relation between the time at which the possessive predicate is true of the possessor and the possessed noun, and the time at which the whole NP is true. However, some properties of predestinatives are not easily accounted for by the nominal tense analysis; rather it would be more appropriate to analyze them as nominal mood, in particular, subjunctive or embedded irrealis. The paper concludes that Tundra Nenets presents rather clear evidence for a TAM category on nouns, but whether it is tense or mood ultimately depends on whether nominal tense is defined as a category that affects the time at which the whole NP is true or the time at which the predicate embedded within the NP is true. Article in Journal/Newspaper nenets Tundra School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: SOAS Research Online |
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The paper aims to enrich the database of independent time-related morphology on nouns and contribute to the discussion of its categorization by examining the so-called predestinative forms in Tundra Nenets (Uralic). The basic semantic contribution predestinatives make consists in providing temporal information relevant for the interpretation of possessive NPs: they specify the relation between the time at which the possessive predicate is true of the possessor and the possessed noun, and the time at which the whole NP is true. However, some properties of predestinatives are not easily accounted for by the nominal tense analysis; rather it would be more appropriate to analyze them as nominal mood, in particular, subjunctive or embedded irrealis. The paper concludes that Tundra Nenets presents rather clear evidence for a TAM category on nouns, but whether it is tense or mood ultimately depends on whether nominal tense is defined as a category that affects the time at which the whole NP is true or the time at which the predicate embedded within the NP is true. |
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On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets |
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On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets |
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On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets |
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On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets |
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On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets |
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on the expression of tam on nouns: evidence from tundra nenets |
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https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/21138/1/final-1-s2.0-S0024384115001680-main.pdf Nikolaeva, Irina (2015) 'On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets.' Lingua, 166. pp. 99-126. |
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