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Problems of a Chomskyan Analysis of Zuni Transitivity
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Stout, Carol – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1973
Discusses phrase structure and marking rules (for number and case) in Zuni transitive and intransitive verbs. (DD)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Distinctive Features (Language), Morphology (Languages), Phonology
Onondaga Noun Incorporation: Some Notes on the Interdependence of Syntax and Semantics
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Woodbury, Hanni – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1975
In Onondaga and all northern Iroquoian languages, nouns can be incorporated into verbs. The function of this is semantic as well as syntactic. It is semantic in that the sense of an incorporated noun will be narrower than its unincorporated counterpart regardless of modifiers. Incorporation changes the transformational structure of the sentence.…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Phrase Structure