Grammatical relations in Yaqui
This paper describes a number of selectors for grammatical relations in Yaqui. The main selectors discussed in the paper include case marking, word order, suppletion, passive and valency-increasing mechanisms, control and anaphoric constructions. The study reveals two crucial aspects: Yaqui is a good example of a language where grammatical relations can be characterized as a construction-specific category, and the distinction between core and non-core arguments is essential to determine the selected argument in particular constructions.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Case marking
- 3.Word order
- 4.Suppletion and number marking
- 5.Dative case, oblique arguments and adjuncts
- 6.Double-object constructions and valence-change mechanisms
- 6.1Three-place predicates.
- 6.2Applicative constructions.
- 6.3Causative constructions.
- 7.Control constructions
- 8.Anaphoric constructions
- 9.Conclusions
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Notes
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