Dhegiha -akha+LOC

[Ardis R Eschenberg]

I've looked at these constructions in 10 stories at this point &  SO FAR
it does look like proximate (in the sense of center stage, as per Regina
conference), but I'll wait and check out Dr. Rankin's list of entries
first.
-Ardis


PS I finally have regular web access So I'll send you that CLS Paper this
weekend, John.



On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Koontz John E wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, R. Rankin wrote:
> > In searching for the various locative classifiers I've run across any
> > number of instances of -akha, which we are accustomed to analyzing as
> > the agentive subject marker, used with the locatives -di and -tta 'at'.
> > The forms are -akha'di and -akha'tta 'at the'.  ...
>
> > Plural -amadi and -amatta are also common, ...
>
> I've mentioned these, actually, in the past, and there was some
> discussion, if me saying "I wonder what these are?" counts as discussion,
> at the two Dhegiha meetings in Lincoln and Anadarko.  At the second
> meeting I think I was able to observe that in several cases the reference
> was plainly "center stage" or proximate.  I haven't pursued this yet.
>
> JEK
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