Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace

eading even ifit does not contain any overt nominal material. This position is filled by a
nul1 pro (cf footnote 46, p.98)." We will look at containing NPs which include only an
A-doubling clause occumng with both a TA and a TI verb.
In (98), there is no overt nominal material in the containing NP. The subject pro
of the subordinate verb é-ndhtthkwasiyif 'she became sleepy' is CO-indexed with a null pro
posited in the head position of the NP. The index of the head percolates to the containing
NP. which in tuni, is CO-indexed with the object pro of the matrix verb kiskêyimêw 'he
bows her. '
(98) kis kêyimèw [, [, Op ê-nô htêhkwasiyit]] .
know.TA-(3 -3') cj-become. sleepy.AI-3'
'He knew that she was sleepy.'
pro,- ki skêyimèw-prq [ pro, [, Op pro,-ê-nô htêhkwasiyit]] .
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kiio~v. TA-(3-3 3
cj-become. sleepy. Al-3'
'He knows (her), (the one) that she becarne sleepy.'
The above example illustrates the linking relationship found between a TA verb
and an A-doubling clause. A sentence with a TI matrix verb works in the same manner.
When a TI verb occurs with an A-doubling clause, there is otten no overt nominal
material inside the containing NP. The head position is filled by a null pro which
establishes the index for the containing NP. The NP then links to the inanimate
pronominal argument in the matnx verb. The pro in the containing NP does not link to
any of the pronominal arguments within the A-doubling clause. The pro in the containing
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This pro is not an argument, but a non-overt nominal.
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