Adverbial and Argument-Doubling Clauses in Cree - MSpace

as dernonstrated in (44). The NP and clause cannot both receive their A-doubling
interpretations. If(44) were acceptable, we would have had to assume that the
subordinate clause is either licensed by some other means, or that clauses cm occur in an
argument position, as proposed by Baker (1996) and Blain (1997)?
The fact that (44) is
unacceptable is support for an analysis that A-doubling clauses are in non-argumental
positions.
Another exmple follows in (49, but this time sornething interesting happens to
the A-doubling clause when the A-doubling NP and clause both occur with a single
transitive verb.
(45) a. nipêhtên âcimowin.
hear.TE(1 -inan) story.NI
' 1 heard the report. '
Bq' non-apparent. I refer to the matter of ditransiti~e verbs, where only the agent and beneficiary are
visibly identified by agreement morphology (se also footnoie 12). An argument for the theme is not
reflccted in the verbal inflection. but can be assumed to be present, since NPs which refera to theme can
occur in the sentence. For example.
miyêw kisêyiniwa misatimwa.
prorgive-TA-(3-3 ')-pro, old man,-3' ho--3'
'He (prox) gave 3 hors (oh) to the old man (oh).'
Here, the agreement morphology identifies only the agent and the beneficiary. The thematic
indirect object pro is linked to the NP ki.rëeviniwu 'old man*. There is no theme argument corresponding
to nti~innrw 'horse' in the verbal inflection. Howvever, we must assume chat the theme argument is
inherent in the verb stem, for two reasons. Firstly, the verb 'to give' is a ditransitive verb, having three
theta roles to assign; agent, theme and beneficiary. Faîlure to do so would contnvene the Theta Criterion.
mus. even though the verbal morphology on& exhibits two arguments, three are implied. Secondly. an
NP (here nrisatinnr*~ 'horse') which is understood to be rcferring to the theme can occw in the sentence,
without any postposition or preverb to license it. Recall ah, ihat postpositions and pceverbs only license
oblique NPs, not NPs that cm be linked CO argument roles of subject, object and (thematic) indirect object.
Since thîs example is a grammatical sentence, we must assume ihat the NP is properly licensed, and this
is accomplished through linkage to an morphologically unidentified argument.
Recall that some linguists working within the PAH continue to place 'complement' clauses in argument
position. cf. Dahistrom (1986). Baker (19%), Blain (1997).