[Algonquiana] ata- and âta 'although' in Cree

[Guillaume Jacques]

Dear Arok and Kees,

Thank you so much for your input; in most of Kees' examples, âta appears as
the first element of the verbal complex, before the personal prefixes and
the e=, but in his first example, âta appears between e and the verb stem;
my knowledge of Cree is really minimal, so would something like (1) be a
correct analysis for the first verb?
(1) e=âta=macitwâ-yek
     conjunct=concessive=act_in_an_evil_way(VAI)-2pl(conjunct_order)

If this is the case, the same text attests examples of both e=âta=V and
âta=e=V.

Guillaume





2015-10-19 20:58 GMT+02:00 Wolvengrey, Arok <
awolvengrey at firstnationsuniversity.ca>:

> I have no evidence of ata-, though âta- (with the long vowel and thus the
> same as the free concessive) has been recorded.  I suspect, however, that
> this may have come from <an> instance<s> of intrusive material occurring
> within the preverb string, such that this might be a fairly rare
> occurrence.  Sorry I can't at this time comment further on whether there is
> any real difference between the two.
>
> *ᐋᐧᐱ ᑭᐦᐃᐤ*
>
> *Arok Wolvengrey*
>
> Professor, Algonquian Languages and Linguistics and
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> *From:* Algonquiana [algonquiana-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org] on
> behalf of Guillaume Jacques [rgyalrongskad at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* October 19, 2015 8:25 AM
> *To:* Algonquian Conference List
> *Subject:* [Algonquiana] ata- and âta 'although' in Cree
>
> Dear Algonquianists,
>
> I am looking for information on the use of the subordinator concessive
> prefix *ata*- in Cree (derived from *âta *'although'). I tried to find
> examples in several text collections by Ahenakew and Wolfart, but could
> only find examples of the free word *âta*. If any of you has references
> on the use of this prefix (in particular, the difference with the free
> word), and examples sentences from any variety of Cree, I would be very
> grateful.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Guillaume
> --
> Guillaume Jacques
> CNRS (CRLAO) - INALCO
> http://cnrs.academia.edu/GuillaumeJacques
> http://himalco.hypotheses.org/
> http://panchr.hypotheses.org/
>



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Guillaume Jacques
CNRS (CRLAO) - INALCO
http://cnrs.academia.edu/GuillaumeJacques
http://himalco.hypotheses.org/
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