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Serial Verb Constructions In Pitjantjatjara And Yankunytjatjara, Conor Pyle
Serial Verb Constructions In Pitjantjatjara And Yankunytjatjara, Conor Pyle
The ITB Journal
This study looks at serial verb constructions in two dialects of the Western Desert language of Australia, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara. With a Role and Reference Grammar analysis, the paradigm allows us to look at the constituents for logical structure, and marking of macroroles. We find that core and peripheral argument phrases are marked by case with ergative nominal marking and accusative pronoun marking. Dependent marking is on the phrase level and there is no verb agreement for number, gender or person marking on the verb. Simple verbs use endings for tense, aspect, mood and status. The operator projection shows the …
Editorial, Brian Nolan
Editorial, Brian Nolan
The ITB Journal
I am delighted to introduce the 24th edition of the ITB Journal, the academic journal of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.