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Noun-Modifying Clause Constructions in Languages of Eurasia: Rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries
Edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto, Bernard Comrie and Peter Sells
[Typological Studies in Language 116] 2017
► pp. 355–369

Appendix 2
Relative clauses and noun-modifying clauses in Chantyal

The late Michael (Mickey) Noonan participated in the early stages of the NMC project, including presenting an analysis of GNMCCs in the Tibeto-Burman language Chantyal at the workshop meeting held at Stanford University on March 22–24, 2008. His further participation was cut short by his untimely death in February of 2009. We have decided to reproduce his handout from the March 2008 meeting in this Appendix. It should of course be borne in mind that what Mickey presented at that meeting was very much work in progress. But even in this state, it represents an important contribution to our understanding of the geographic distribution of GNMCCs, given his clear and cogent argumentation for the recognition of GNMCCs in Chantyal. Apart from formatting changes, updating of bibliographical references, and matters noted in the editorial footnotes, the text of the handout is reproduced in its original form.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Uses of nominalizations in Chantyal
    • 2.1Nominalization
    • 2.2Verb complements
    • 2.3Noun complements
    • 2.4Purpose clauses
    • 2.5Adnominal clauses
    • 2.6Non-relative attributive
    • 2.7Agent and patient nominals
    • 2.8Attributive nominals
    • 2.9Expression of the semantic predicate in periphrastic verb complexes
    • 2.10Main verb
  • 3.Further comments on nominalizations in Chantyal
  • 4.Some comments on the history of Chantyal nominalizations
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Some references on nominalizations in Chantyal and other works referred to in the discussion
  • Appendix
Published online: 28 February 2017
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