Verbal alternations in Lai
Lai verbs have three different forms: · Matrix—Form 1 · Subordinate—Form 2 · Causative Many verbs distinguish between these forms phonetically while others retain a single form throughout. Verbs which do distinguish between the forms usually have morphophonemic alternants, expressing either matr...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1781632024-06-11T05:36:24Z Verbal alternations in Lai Melnik, Nurit University of California, Berkeley Arts and Humanities Lai verbs have three different forms: · Matrix—Form 1 · Subordinate—Form 2 · Causative Many verbs distinguish between these forms phonetically while others retain a single form throughout. Verbs which do distinguish between the forms usually have morphophonemic alternants, expressing either matrix - subordinate or matrix - causative forms. Moreover, these alternations display several diverse morphophonemic patterns. Published version 2024-06-11T05:36:23Z 2024-06-11T05:36:23Z 1997 Journal Article Melnik, N. (1997). Verbal alternations in Lai. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 20(2), 163-172. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.20.2.05 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178163 10.32655/LTBA.20.2.05 2 20 163 172 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1997 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
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Lai verbs have three different forms:
· Matrix—Form 1
· Subordinate—Form 2
· Causative
Many verbs distinguish between these forms phonetically while others retain a single form throughout. Verbs which do distinguish between the forms usually have morphophonemic alternants, expressing either matrix - subordinate or matrix - causative forms. Moreover, these alternations display several diverse morphophonemic patterns. |
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