Collapse of genitive and benefactive case in Ecuadorian Quechua?
Date
2017
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Stellenbosch University, Department of Linguistics
Abstract
In Ecuadorian Quechua the markers for genitive and benefactive case have become indistinguishable in form: both are basically -pak. This squib discusses the issue whether there has also been a merger in the underlying representation, or whether they should be kept apart at the level of the grammatical system.
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CITATION: Muysken, P. 2017. Collapse of genitive and benefactive case in Ecuadorian Quechua?. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 48:255-260, doi:10.5774/48-0-295.
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The original publication is available at http://spil.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Quechua language -- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Morphology -- Equador, Quechua language -- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Function words -- Equador, Quechua language -- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Postpositions -- Equador, Quechua language -- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Benefactive constructions
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Muysken, P. 2017. Collapse of genitive and benefactive case in Ecuadorian Quechua?. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 48:255-260, doi:10.5774/48-0-295