Volume 32 (2011), KWPL
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Word Order Variables in Patzun Kaqchikel
(2011-10-03)This paper presents word order variables in Patzun Kaqchikel. I investigate how word order variables of (in)definiteness and animacy interact with SVO, VOS, and VSO word order in statements and questions in Patzun Kaqchikel ... -
A Minimalist analysis of Uyghur genitives
(2011-10-03)This paper investigates the syntactic structure of so-called genitive-possessive DPs in Uyghur, a Turkic language. Uyghur genitive-possessives bear suffixes on both the “possessing” entity (comparable to the Saxon genitive ... -
Biloxi Realis and Irrealis Particles
(2011-10-03)Realis and irrealis expressions are modal or pragmatic in nature. Realis and irrealis particles reflect “the grammaticization of speakers‟ (subjective) attitudes and opinions” (Bybee et al. 1994: 176). They reflect a ... -
Noun Classifier Extension in Q'anjob'al (Mayan): Acquiring a Gender Stereotype
(2011-10-03)Linguists have not fully explored the correlation between sociolinguistic variation and pragmatics of nominal classifier systems. When pragmatics is discussed, the focus is usually on anaphora under a restricted conceptualization ... -
Was/were Variation in the Middle Rocky Mountains
(2011-10-03)Although was/were variation is one of the most widely studied vernacular features in English (Adger and Smith 2005: 155), little attention has been paid to its presence in western varieties of American English, despite the ... -
Effects of Gender on the Production of Emphasis in Jordanian Arabic: A Sociophonetic Study
(2011-10-03)Emphasis, or pharyngealization, is a distinctive phonetic phenomenon and a phonemic feature of Semitic languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of gender on the production ... -
Inflection in the Ao dialect of Yoruba
(2011-10-03)This paper examines inflection in the Ào dialect of Yorùbá, a language spoken in south west Nigeria. Previous studies in Yorùbá morphology have focused on derivational morphology rather than inflectional morphology. This ... -
Adjectives in Hueyapan Nahuatl: Do they exist? And if do what kind of adjectives are they?
(2011-10-03)In the study of 'exotic' languages a question that often surges and sometimes evolves into discussion, is whether they have adjectives, or whether property denominating words, that could be called adjectives, are in fact ...