[Lingtyp] Morphologically complex clitics?
florian.matter at isw.unibe.ch
florian.matter at isw.unibe.ch
Tue Mar 30 11:35:43 UTC 2021
Dear all,
I am looking for examples of morphologically complex clitics — i.e., g-words that a) do not form their own p-words and b) consist of multiple morphemes. Below are some of the few examples I have found. In (1-2), it is an encliticized copula which carries person inflection. In (3), the verb complex consists of a finite verb, a converb, and an auxiliary, each their own g-word. Both the finite verb and the auxiliary are inflected for first person and therefore morphologically complex.
(1) Trió (Cariban)
əmamina-nə=pəə=w-a-e
play-INF=occ.with=1Sa-be-NPST.CERT
'I am playing' (Meira 1999: 180)
(2) Ecuadorian Quechua
paj mana wasi-bi=t͡ʃu=ga-n
3PRO NEG house-LOC=NEG=be-3
'S/he is not at home.' (Muysken 2010: 197)
(3) Nangikurrunggurr (Southern Daly)
jawul karicinmade ŋebem=wuɹic=ŋiɹim catma
spear bent 1SG.S.bash.PRS=fix=1SG.S.sit.PRS straight
'I'm sitting straightening this bent spear.' (Reid 2003: 114)
I am grateful for any further examples of such patterns, or references to literature on morphologically complex clitics.
Best,
Florian
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