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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(77) êkosi êkwah sipwêhtêw.<br />
so then set.out.AI-3<br />
' So he (prox) set out. (~1~sahkêcâhk)'<br />
êh-pîhtokêt, 1) wêmistikôsiw awah omis îtêw:<br />
cj-enter.AI-3 Frenchman-3 this thus say.thus.to.s.o.TA-(3-3')<br />
' When he(promAsahkêcâhk) entered, the Frenchman(prox) said:. . ' (S:3O- 1 3)<br />
Example (78) below also shows this pattern. In this example, there is a shifi from the<br />
proximate referent wâkay0s 'bear' to ayisiy<strong>in</strong>b 'man'. The first l<strong>in</strong>e clearly shows that,<br />
<strong>in</strong>itially, the bear is proximate. The A-doubl<strong>in</strong>g noun is unmarked, it occurs with the<br />
demonstrative awa, <strong>and</strong> the verbal <strong>in</strong>flection on kostêw 'he(prox) fears hirn(obv)' shows a<br />
transitive animate verb, with a proximate subject <strong>and</strong> an obviaiive object. In the second<br />
I<strong>in</strong>e, the argument refemng to the bear is stili proximate <strong>in</strong> the subord<strong>in</strong>ate clause, ê-wih-<br />
tapasir 'when he(prox) tried to escape.' In the matrix clause, however, the proximate role<br />
is re-assigned to the argument refemng to the man. This is <strong>in</strong>dicated by the unmarked<br />
form of the A-doubl<strong>in</strong>g NP ayi3iyi11irv 'man', the occurrence of ma <strong>and</strong> the s<strong>in</strong>gular<br />
proximate subject <strong>in</strong>flection of the verb, III(~.F~~CIL~W&V 'he(prox) attacks him(obv)'.<br />
(78) êwakô êokonih kostèw awa wàkayôs.<br />
this-3 this -3' fear.TA-(3-3') this bear-3<br />
'The bear(prox) was afiaid of this one(obv).'<br />
é-wîh-t apasit , II môskîstawêw aw ayîsiy<strong>in</strong>iw .<br />
cj-<strong>in</strong>t-flee.AI-3 attack.TA-(3-3') this person-3<br />
'When it[bear](prox) trîed to escape, the man(prox) attacked it(obv). ' (P: i 50- 15)<br />
So, we see that the relationship between adverbial clauses <strong>and</strong> matnx verbs is just<br />
like one between separate sentences <strong>in</strong> terms of proximate shifis. There is no dependent