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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of Hilario de Sousa <hilario@bambooradical.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 25 February 2024 13:35<br>
<b>To:</b> Pun Ho Lui <luiph001@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG> <lingtyp@listserv.linguistlist.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lingtyp] Zero verb root in Papuan languages</font>
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<div class="PlainText">哈佬 Joe:<br>
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The positive past declarative copulas in Menggwa Dla (Senagi) have a<br>
zero root, e.g. 0-wa-hwa 'she was', 0-0-hwa 'he was' (cf.<br>
semi(-wa)-hwa '(s)he took'). (wa)hwa '(s)he was' can be a complete<br>
utterance on its own.<br>
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(The other copulas have an overt root. Appendix 2 of de Sousa (2006):<br>
<a href="https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/1341/10appendix2.pdf">https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fses.library.usyd.edu.au%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F2123%2F1341%2F10appendix2.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cr.giomi%40uva.nl%7C5d7162c9b47945f0faf608dc35fe5623%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C638444614223842772%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=OyWynN8xq%2BiOxzepyhG3%2B0LlDBY2FiK85YTPLbs4LH8%3D&reserved=0)</a><br>
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 at 07:07, Pun Ho Lui <luiph001@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
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> Dear All,<br>
><br>
> Recently I am interested in the “zero verb root” in Papuan languages, that is, the meaning of the verb(s) are indicated by a root that has no phonological expression (Comrie and Zamponi 2019), as in (1).<br>
><br>
> (1) Selepet (McElhanon 1973)<br>
> Ø-nek-sap<br>
> see-1sGO-3SGS.IMMPST<br>
> 'He saw me’<br>
><br>
> The Papuan languages (potentially) with zero verb root I have collected so far are: Abau, Abun, Coastal Marine, Edolo, Kalamang, Main, Nimboran, Amele, Yeri, Yima, Whitehead, Awe,Siroi, Gahuku, Bukiyip, Anêm, Kâte and Selepe.<br>
><br>
> I am wondering do you know of other Papuan languages with this feature.<br>
><br>
> Thank you.<br>
><br>
> Warmest,<br>
> Pun Ho Lui Joe<br>
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> References:<br>
><br>
> Bernard Comrie and Raoul Zamponi. 2019. Verb Root Ellipsis. In Matthew Baerman, Oliver Bond, Andrew Hippisley (eds.): Morphological perspectives: Papers in honour of Greville G. Corbett, 233–280. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.<br>
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> McElhanon, Kenneth A. 1972. Selepet Grammar. Part 1: From Root to Phrase. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.<br>
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