propping up predicates: adjectival predication in tłı̨ch​ǫ yatıì

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2016
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Abstract
In Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dene, aka Athapaskan), copulas appear obligatorily with adjectives predicated of animate subjects, but are barred from appearing with adjectives predicated of inanimates. I propose that this asymmetry arises from a requirement to realize grammatical agreement for person, and that animate nouns alone bear a person feature. Unlike verbs, adjectives in this language cannot inflect; hence copulas are inserted in adjectival predicates as a rescue strategy to avoid ungrammaticality.
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Authors ;Nicholas Welch
Journal psychology and marketing
Year 2016
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10.5334/gjgl.7
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