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The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac

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3.4.1.2 Adjectives with optional =w"!. A number <strong>of</strong> adjectives characterized by partial<br />

reduplication are given an ‘approximate’ semantics by =w"!.<br />

Table 3.21 Adjectives with optional =w"!<br />

slamáma& ‘shiny’ slamamáhw&a& ‘sort <strong>of</strong> shiny’<br />

slipípi& ‘shiny, greasy’ slipípw&a& ‘sort <strong>of</strong> shiny’<br />

lasása& ‘thin’ lasasáhw&a& ‘sort <strong>of</strong> thin’<br />

spuxúx ‘straight’ spuxuxúhw&a& ‘not quite straight’<br />

3.4.2 Adjectives in =w"!. <strong>The</strong> clitic =w"! attaches to words <strong>of</strong> various classes, including verbs,<br />

sound symbolic adverbials, <strong>and</strong> nouns, to derive adjectives. This process is not particularly<br />

productive <strong>and</strong> it seems to be lexically determined whether a base can take this clitic to derive an<br />

adjective.<br />

3.4.2.1 Deverbal adjectives. =w"! sometimes derives an adjective from a verb, but this is not a<br />

productive process <strong>and</strong> is highly lexicalized.<br />

Table 3.22 Deverbal adjectives<br />

c"utáhw&a&

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