08:45 Oct 26, 2006 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Science - Linguistics / Verb | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 13:36 | ||||||
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4 | since [it is limited to the first person plural] in the stative typology of Paez |
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since [it is limited to the first person plural] in the stative typology of Paez Explanation: More literally, with a slightly different meaning: since, based on stative typology, in Paez it is limited to the first person plural. What's not clear to me is whether the claim is based on the general characteristics of statitive typology or is specific to Paez. I think my first interpretation makes more sense, but you could use the latter version if you don't want to take a chance. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 days (2006-11-03 23:51:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If "alinhamento" is referring to SVO, VSO, etc., then the term in English is "word order": f VSO order is derived by V-to-T raising, **the SVO word order in the stative can be. easily explained**. Stative clauses are tenseless (see the translation of ... ling.ucsc.edu/news_events/lasc06/LASC_files/kramer_abstract.pdf -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 days (2006-11-03 23:55:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 35,700 examples for ["word order" + stative]: **WORD ORDER IN YAGUA NARRATIVE TABLE 5 CROSS-TABULATION OF ORDER AND ASPECT Stative/Overt Nonstative/ Imperfective** Nonimperfective Total +VI KBT 10 88 FSQ 16 ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-7071(199301)59%3A1%3C1%3AOTFOWO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E JSTOR: Word Order in Constructions with a One-Valency Verb, a ... Regarding the second factor-verb type-**there are two groups of one-valency verbs that motivate a variation in informational word order: (i) stative verbs ...** links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0018-2133(199105)74%3A2%3C409%3AWOICWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3 - |
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