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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB>Dear Jorge,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB>This is in fact quite frequent, due to the similar origin of possessor indexes and argument indexes in the same set of independent pronominals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Dixon and Aikhenvald (1999) state about Amazonian languages that </span><span lang=EN-GB>"the bound pronominal forms marking a possessor within an NP are typically the same as one of the bound pronominal paradigms for marking core arguments of a clause."</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Possessor may be indexed like P (Tupi-Guarani, Jê, Cf. Emerillon examples below), or like A (Arawak, cf. Mojeño examples below).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Emérillon (Tupi-Guarani, French Guyana)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=exemplesIJAL style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="_Ref173123255"><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i>a-</i></b><i>nupã</i></a> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=exemplesIJAL style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>1<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>sg</span>.<b>I</b>-hit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 'I hit him.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=StyleListenumros2InterligneDouble style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="_Ref173123266"><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>zawa‰ <b>e-</b>su¿u</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"SILDoulos IPA93"'> </span><span lang=EN-US>dog 1<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>sg</span>.<b>II</b>-bite<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 'A dog bit me.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=StyleListenumros2InterligneDouble style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US>e-</span></b><span lang=EN-US>men </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"SILDoulos IPA93"'> </span><span lang=EN-US>1<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>sg</span>.<b>II</b>-husband<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 'my husband'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Mojeño Trinitario (Arawak, Bolivia)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=StyleListenumros2InterligneDouble style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="_Ref161204134"><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US>n-</span></b><span lang=EN-US>echjiko-'e</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 1<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>sg</span>-talk.to-2<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>pl</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 'I am talking to you.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListNumber2 style='margin-left:30.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=StyleListenumros2InterligneDouble style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(5)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>a-jañok<b>-nu</b>-yre</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListNumber2 style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>pl</span>-watch.over<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>-1sg-fut</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>'You will watch over me.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=StyleListenumros2InterligneDouble style='margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="_Ref182995874"><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(6)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>n-</span></b></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ousa</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-style:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListNumber2 style='margin-left:30.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 1<span style='font-variant:small-caps'>sg</span>-village <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> 'my village' <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The pattern you are interested in is found throughout the Arawak family. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US>Françoise<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Discussion List for ALT [mailto:LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG] <b>De la part de</b> Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada<br><b>Envoyé :</b> mercredi 19 mars 2014 17:07<br><b>À :</b> LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG<br><b>Objet :</b> Marking of possessor and A and/or S with the same set of affixes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear everyone, <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Mako [wpc] employs the same set of affixes to mark the possessor on the possessed noun (See example (1) below) and to mark the A and the S on the verb (See examples (2) and (3) below). I was wondering if you were familiar with other languages that share this feature (i.e., same set of markers for nominal possession and verbal subject marking) and could let me know. I am particularly interested in Amazonian languages (especially languages from the North West Amazon) but information on any language will be most welcome. <br><br>Thanks in advance for your help. Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jorge <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>1) <b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'>ʧɨ-bahale</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> 1sg-eye</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> 'my eye'<br><br>2) ileka ʧɨ-kɨkɨd-obe</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> cassava 1sg-dry-TAM</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> 'I dry cassava'<br><br>3) ʧɨ̃-hãmat-obe</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> 1sg-stand_up-TAM</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Doulos SIL"'> 'I stand up/get up'</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada<br>PhD candidate & Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar<br>Department of French Studies (Linguistics)<br>University of Western Ontario<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>