Transitive nouns and split possessive paradigms in Central Guerrero Nahuatl
Sustantivos transitivos y paradigmas escindidas de posesión en el náhuatl central de Guerrero
Object Details
| Subject Language | Nahuatl, Guerrero Huichol Hopi Cahuilla Chinook Oneida Cora, Meseño |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119543 ailla:119828 ailla:119823 ailla:119821 ailla:254619 ailla:254631 ailla:119886 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | Transitive nouns and split possessive paradigms in Central Guerrero Nahuatl |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | Mexico United States |
| Place Created | Mexico City |
| Date Created | 1991-07-25 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | Central Guerrero Nahuatl presents a split paradigm in which two-argument possessive constructions can be expressed either directly, as possessed predicate nouns, or inversely, employing verbal subject and object prefixes . We demonstrate that this is a Uto-Aztecan trait . Comparative linguistic data suggests that this variation in morphosyntactic marking responds to an underlying tension in possessive relations, which can be naturally given or socially mediated. The development of split paradigms indicates that language structure and change are not simple reflections of formal operations, but instead manifest the interaction of pragmatic and morphosyntactic facets of linguistic systems as communicative devices for conveying propositional content and achieving performative goals. |
| Genres | Article |
| Source Note | |
| References | Amith, Jonathan D., Smith Stark, Thomas C. 1991. TRANSITIVE NOUNS AND SPLIT POSSESSIVE PARADIGMS: THE PRAGMATICS OF RELATIONAL NOUNS IN CENTRAL GUERRERO NAHUATL. |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Amith, Jonathan (Author) Smith-Stark, Thomas C. (Author) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
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| TRANSITIVE_NOUNS_AND_SPLIT_POSSESSIVE_PARADIGMS_IN_CENTRAL_GUERRERO_NAHUATL_1991.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| TransitiveNounsSplitPossessive.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
