20.07.2013 Views

Beyond Time - Linguistics - University of California, Berkeley

Beyond Time - Linguistics - University of California, Berkeley

Beyond Time - Linguistics - University of California, Berkeley

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.

c. Following u<br />

òkùwùlìlà<br />

òkù-wùl-ìl-à<br />

inf-buy-appl-fv<br />

‘to buy for’<br />

d. Following e<br />

òkúyèchèlà<br />

òkú-yèch-èl-à<br />

inf-roast.in.ashes-appl-fv<br />

‘to roast for’<br />

e. Following o<br />

òkúñòlèlà<br />

òkú-ñòl-èl-à<br />

inf-write-appl-fv<br />

‘to write for’<br />

(53) Nasal harmony<br />

a. Nasal harmony following m òkútùmìnà<br />

òkú-tùm-ìn-à<br />

inf-send-appl-fv<br />

‘to send to’<br />

b. Nasal harmony following n òkùmànìnà<br />

òkù-màn-ìn-à<br />

inf-finish-appl-fv<br />

‘to finish there’<br />

c. l > z after causative z or s òkùwùlìsìzà<br />

òkù-wùl-ìs-ìz-à<br />

inf-buy-caus-appl-fv<br />

‘to sell for’<br />

As evidenced in the above examples, the applicative extension can mean to do X for (52)<br />

or to (53a) a person or thing, or in or to a place, as in (53b) and in example (54), which<br />

shows the applicative used with allative (‘to, towards, into’, as in (54b)) and locative (54c)<br />

expressions:<br />

(54) a. mwàsòtòká mùchífùndà<br />

mwa-sotok-a mu-chifunda<br />

2pl.cmpl-jump-fv cl18(loc)-cl7.circle<br />

‘you jumped out <strong>of</strong> the circle’ (ZT2009Elic77.CM, stimuli)<br />

b. mwàsòtòkèlá mùchífùndà<br />

88

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

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!