pronouns and gender
L.V. Khokhlova
khokhl at IAAS.MSU.RU
Mon Mar 31 11:29:21 UTC 2003
In Rajasthani the pronouns having feminine referent trigger the honorific agreement of the verb and adjectives in the form
of masc.pl., like:
the (you+ fem.) akelaa (alone +masc.pl) kiikar (how) baiThaa (sit+Past Part. +masc. pl.) ho (be+Pres. 2Pl)
"Why are you sitting alone?"
non- honorific feminine forms are correspondingly: akelii (fem.sg/pl) and baiThii (sit+Past Part. fem.sg/pl)
Is it a widely spread phenomenon of honorific agreement?
Liudmila Khokhlova,
Moscow University
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