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The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac

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204) Example with stress shifted one syllable right<br />

/c"ii laka-s"tlawa-kan-li& radyo/<br />

how face-fix-REF-PFTV radio<br />

[c"íi lakas"tláwaka rádyo]<br />

How was the radio fixed?<br />

Declarative:<br />

[lakas"tlawáka rádyo]<br />

<strong>The</strong> radio was fixed.<br />

205) Example with stress shifted two syllables right<br />

/#aa kii-pus"-ti& stápu&<br />

where RT-pick-2SUB.sg bean<br />

[#áa n kiipus"tí stáp%u]<br />

Where did you go to pick beans?<br />

Declarative:<br />

[kíipus"ti stáp%u]<br />

You went to pick beans.<br />

2.7.3.2 Stress shift on nonverbal constituents. <strong>The</strong> following examples show stress shift on an<br />

object, a dative object, a conjunction <strong>and</strong> a locative expression as well as on the verb.<br />

206) Example with stress shifted two syllables leftward on object<br />

/#aa=ka-ti-kaa-munu-titi& wis"i-nán min-s"aawati&-kan<br />

NEG IRR-CNT-LOC-water-2SUB.pl you-PL 2POSS-field-POSS.pl<br />

[#aakatikaamunútit%i wis"inán i mis"áawatkan]<br />

‘Didn’t you pl. water your cornfield?<br />

Declarative:<br />

[#aamunútit%i wis"ináni mis"aawatkán]<br />

‘You pl. didn’t water your cornfield.<br />

207) Example with stress shifted two syllables right on IO, one right on verb<br />

/tíi ta-ii s"anati& gabryela<br />

who INC-give flower Gabriela<br />

[tíi n ta’íi s"anatí gabryéla]<br />

Who gave Gabriela flowers?<br />

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