possessive marking

[Edith A Moravcsik]

Dear David,

In order for a language to have both head- and dependent-marking
possessive constructions, why would both constituents have to carry
the SAME marker?

Best - Edith Moravcsik

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On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, David Beck wrote:

> Can anybody on the list direct me to a language that has a head- and
> dependant-marking possessive construction (that is, a single possessive
> that marks both the possessor and the possesee)? Thanks.
>
> David Beck
> University of Toronto
>


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