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Peshpeg verbs consist of an inflected auxiliary followed by a verbal noun. The auxiliary developed from the fusion of a bound | Peshpeg verbs consist of an inflected auxiliary followed by a verbal noun. The auxiliary developed from the fusion of a bound pronominal marker to the connective particle ''mon'', derived from the Minhast connective ''min''. This complex in turn is attached to the locative suffix ''-bi'', plus a tense-aspect marker. The verbal noun follows this auxiliary and contains the semantic content of the verb phrase. | ||
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To make the following phrase reflective of a pure head-final language, the auxiliary should come AFTER the verbal noun. However, I didn't like the sound of it, so the auxiliary stays in front. | To make the following phrase reflective of a pure head-final language, the auxiliary should come AFTER the verbal noun. However, I didn't like the sound of it, so the auxiliary stays in front. | ||
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If the verb is transitive, an object agreement clitic attaches to the beginning of the auxiliary. The clitic is obligatory, even if an overt object is expressed: | If the verb is transitive, an object agreement clitic attaches to the beginning of the auxiliary, before the initial pronominal affix which occupies the subject position. The object clitic is obligatory, even if an overt object is expressed: | ||
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| IPA = /'tuŋkyl gɪ'sumbɪɾi jɪ'la:ɾ/ | | IPA = /'tuŋkyl gɪ'sumbɪɾi jɪ'la:ɾ/ | ||
| morphemes = tonkul gi=su-mon-bi-ri yilár | | morphemes = tonkul gi=su-mon-bi-ri yilár | ||
| gloss = crockpot CL2.PL | | gloss = crockpot CL2.PL=1S-CONN-LOC-PST break | ||
| translation = I broke the crockpots (lit. "Crockpot them-I-of-in-past breakage") | | translation = I broke the crockpots (lit. "Crockpot them-I-of-in-past breakage") | ||
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The pronominal | The pronominal affixes do not differ in form regardless of whether they occupy the subject or object positions. The auxiliary thus has full polypersonal marking and serve to disambiguate core arguments. Ambiguity arises in the Class II and Class III nouns when the pronominal affix/clitic is followed by vowel due to phonologic mergers. The pronominal agreement markers appear in the following table: | ||
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