accusative + analytical DO markers

[Zakrzewska, E.D.]

Dear Sergey,


A good example is Polish, compare:

-         zaatakować ‘attack, assault’ + NPACC

-         napaść ‘attack, assault’ + preposition na with a NPACC (a grammaticalized allative construction).



Another example may be Coptic (Afroasiatic, the final stage of Ancient Egyptian). In Coptic there are two strategies to mark the direct object: head-marking and dependent-marking. Head-marking involves the use of the so-called construct or pronominal state allomorph of the verb to which a nominal, respectively pronominal direct object is attached. When the verb appears in the absolute state allomorph, dependent-marking of the object by means of a preposition is required. Several prepositions can occur in this function, of which n- (dedicated preposition) and e- (grammaticalization of the allative) are most important.

Basic information about Coptic grammar can be found in Reintges C.H., Coptic Egyptian (Sahidic dialect): a learner's grammar, Köln: Köppe, 2004. I’m currently working on a comprehensive article on transitivity in Coptic, to be published in the Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Coptic Studies in Rome and I can send you a copy soon.



Best regards,

Ewa Zakrzewska







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Onderwerp: accusative + analytical DO markers


Dear colleagues,
Do we know of languages that have both the accusative case and analytical direct object markers (pre- or postpositions)?

Lots of thanks,
Sergey

Dr. Sergey Loesov
Oriental Institute
Russian State University for the Humanities
6 Miusskaya pl. Moscow 125267, Russia.

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