Biclausal vs. monoclausal focus constructions in Tilapa Otomi
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Abstract This paper tackles issues that involve distinguishing clefts from other monoclausal focus constructions when describing the syntax of lesser-known languages. I concentrate on Tilapa Otomi, which is, morphologically speaking, most conservative language Otomi family Mexico (Oto-Pamean; Oto-Manguean). propose has (at least) two specialized constructions: one is a biclausal, and analyze as cleft construction, another monoclausal, it thus not but could be superficially mistaken to with zero copula. use various syntactic tests distinguish both constructions, mainly word order negation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Faits De Langues
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1244-5460', '1958-9514']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/19589514-05201007