Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics (Dec 2008)
<em>I músu fu woóko taánga:</em> Restructuring in Saamáka
Abstract
This paper addresses FU constructions in Saamáka. FU constructions are composed of a lexical or auxiliary verb and the complementizer/preposition fu. They convey an aspectual or modality reading. FU constructions have a fixed position in the TMA sequence, and they are placed in between the core TMA morphemes of Saamáka. In this paper, I show that verbs in FU constructions are restructuring verbs and therefore they have a mono-clausal structure.
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