[Lingtyp] FW: Plural markers on (already) plural pronouns

[Ameka, F.K.]

In the Western Gbe languages, Ewe and Gen, the free or independent plural pronouns can take the plural clitic =wó. This plural marker may have grammaticalized from the 3PL pronoun wó-. The forms are
Míá=wó 1PL
Mìà=wó 2PL
Wóá=wó 3PL

These full forms occur mainly in topic and focalised constitutents.

Best wishes
Felix


From: Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of Ponrawee Prasertsom <ponrawee.pra at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, 15 November 2019 at 17:02
To: "lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org" <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
Subject: [Lingtyp] Plural markers on (already) plural pronouns

Dear all,

I have been looking at a number of Tai languages and found that in some of these languages, plural pronouns can optionally take a plural marker normally used on common nouns. For instance, in Shan (Southwestern Tai), the third person plural pronoun khau can optionally take the plural marker cɯ(nai), viz. khau cɯ(nai)--at least according to Cushing 1871.

Assuming this analysis is correct (if it's not please kindly inform me), I'm wondering how rare this is for pronouns? A quick lookup revealed that a similar phenomenon called "double plural marking" is found in some languages, but seems to be restricted to common nouns only. Does anyone know of any other instances like this for pronouns in other languages?

Sources: Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Grammar of the Shan Language. Rangoon: American Mission Press, 1871.

Best regards,

--
Ponrawee Prasertsom

Graduate Student
Department of Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
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