Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace
Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace
Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace
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. * c h kiskênimêw awêna sipwêbtêniwr.<br />
John know . TA43 -3') who 1eave.Al-3'<br />
'John knows who left. '(<strong>in</strong>dependent subord<strong>in</strong>ate V) 0s)<br />
The st<strong>and</strong>ard analysis for rnatrix Wh-questions is a cleft construction consist<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
a Wh-nom<strong>in</strong>al <strong>and</strong> a subord<strong>in</strong>ate clause. Specifically, the subord<strong>in</strong>ate clause is a relative<br />
clause. (cf Re<strong>in</strong>holtz <strong>and</strong> Russell 1995, Bla<strong>in</strong> 1997) .<br />
(89) Pla<strong>in</strong>s <strong>Cree</strong><br />
aw<strong>in</strong>a ana Mary kâ-wâpamât].<br />
who that .one Mary-3 cj-see.TA-(3 -3')<br />
'Who is it [that Mary saw]?'<br />
Here. <strong>in</strong> (89) the Wh-phrase mv<strong>in</strong>iwn 'who' precedes a deictic nom<strong>in</strong>al ana 'that one'.<br />
This is followed by a relative clause mériy k.wûpumât 'that Mary saw'.<br />
Matrix Wh-questions <strong>and</strong> A-doubl<strong>in</strong>g Wh-questions have the same k<strong>in</strong>d of<br />
structure. Both of these sentences consist of a clause-<strong>in</strong>itial Wh-phrase <strong>and</strong> a relative<br />
clause.<br />
(90) Swam~v <strong>Cree</strong><br />
a.. awhi [, [, Op, proi-lrâ-sipwêhtêt]]?<br />
who<br />
cj-leave. AI-3<br />
'Who is it that left?'<br />
'Who lefi?'<br />
b. proi-nikiskênimâw-proj awênpi [, Opi proj-M-sipwêhtêt]].<br />
1-know.TA-(1-3) who cj-1eave.AI-3 ,<br />
'1 lcnow (him) who (it is) that lefi.'<br />
'1 know who left.'