04.03.2013 Views

the university of chicago the phonology and ... - SIL International

the university of chicago the phonology and ... - SIL International

the university of chicago the phonology and ... - SIL International

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

(31) a. ( ( ( ( I( I( I( I( (F= (F= (F= (F= =@(A =@(A =@(A =@(A = = = = = = = = C=@( C=@( C=@( C=@( AA AA AA AA<br />

SS be:NF INF-say that 1PL.INCL come:SUBJ to 3SG.LOG<br />

‘He is saying that we should go to him.’<br />

b. =(=( =(=( =(=( =(=( = = = = C=( C=( C=( C=( ( ( ( ( B= B= IK IK IK IK A( A( A( A(<br />

bro<strong>the</strong>r come:IMP here SS change:SUBJ heart 2SG EMPH<br />

‘Bro<strong>the</strong>r, come here. You should really change your heart.’<br />

c. A(IK A(IK A(IK A(IK I( I( I( I( @ @ @ @ C C C C =( =( =( =( =@(A =@(A =@(A =@(A = = = = = = = = C=@( C=@( C=@( C=@( AA AA AA AA<br />

Jesus be:NF with hunger 1PL.INCL that 1PL.INCL come:SUBJ to-chez 3SG.LOG<br />

‘Jesus has a desire for us that we should come to him.’<br />

(32) a. ( ( ( ( M=(= =( =( = = = = (K (K (K (K =(I =(I =(I =(I<br />

word DET bo<strong>the</strong>r 1SG much CONJ 1SG come:SUBJ INF-ask 2SG this<br />

‘Those words hurt me a lot, so (that is why) I came to talk to you about it.’<br />

b. ( ( ( ( =( =( =( =( B B B B 5A 5A J5 J5 J5 J5 @ @ @ @<br />

SS take:NF BEN 3SG 3SG drink:SUBJ<br />

‘I got him (water) so that he could drink.’<br />

c. ( ( ( ( I( I( I( I( ( ( ( ( =J= =J= =( =( = = = = I I I I ( ( ( ( J5=(K@K( J5=(K@K( J5=(K@K( J5=(K@K( <br />

SS be:NF only DET thus CONJ 1PL.EXCL be:SUBJ INF-lie.down under<br />

‘It (<strong>the</strong> house) was like that, so we were sleeping under it.’<br />

DET<br />

Certainty. One additional TAM form is a HM falling tone on a reduplicant<br />

followed by a M tone on <strong>the</strong> verb root. The precise meaning <strong>of</strong> this form remains to be<br />

determined. A couple <strong>of</strong> examples are given in (33):<br />

(( ( (33) a. =(== =(== =(== =(==<br />

=@A(A =@A(A =@A(A =@A(A ( ( ( ( I( I( I( I( =J= =J= =J= =J= (J5 (J5( (J5 (J5 H H H H<br />

RED:CERT-leave:CERT that... it be like good thing<br />

‘Be aware that...this is a good thing.’<br />

b. A@A A@A A@A A@A I( I( I( I( ( (M=(=M=<br />

( (M=(=M=<br />

M=(=M= M=(=M=<br />

C(C( C(C( C(C( C(C( <br />

=(I( =(I( =(I( =(I(<br />

3PL be INF-RED:CERT-return:CERT time DET this<br />

‘They will indeed be returning now.’<br />

The copula (@ (@<br />

(@ (@ <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> verb (I (I (I (I ‘to be’ both have irregular properties which<br />

I will discuss briefly here. The copula is used to express equation (<strong>the</strong> entity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

subject <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> predicate nominal are <strong>the</strong> same), proper inclusion (<strong>the</strong> entity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

subject is in <strong>the</strong> class <strong>of</strong> items indicated by <strong>the</strong> predicate nominal), <strong>and</strong> possession such as<br />

The book is John’s. The form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> copula is @( @( @( @( in <strong>the</strong> positive <strong>and</strong> @(@( @(@( @(@( @(@( in <strong>the</strong><br />

negative. Occasionally <strong>the</strong> positive form is shortened to @( @( @( @( or left out entirely. If a<br />

pronoun occurs in subject position, it is in its citation form.<br />

112

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!