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The Copala Triqui Auxiliary Construction For Emotional And Psychological Predicates, George Aaron Broadwell
The Copala Triqui Auxiliary Construction For Emotional And Psychological Predicates, George Aaron Broadwell
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Copala Triqui has a construction in which predicates of emotion and psychological state appear with one of two special auxiliary verbs, derived historically from verbs meaning 'see' and 'look'. This paper details the constraints on the syntax of the emotion auxiliary construction and contrasts it with the ordinary verbal syntax of the language. (Ethnologue code TRC)
Clausal Negation As Raising In San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec, George Aaron Broadwell
Clausal Negation As Raising In San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec, George Aaron Broadwell
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This paper argues that clausal negation in San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec is best analysed as a kind of raising phenomenon. This analysis correctly predicts a number of facts about the interaction of word order and aspect in the language.