Title: Unmarked Accusative and Genitive after Possessive Suffixes in Tuvan
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to examine the lack of accusative and genitive suffixes after possessive suffixes in Tuvan. In the studies these cases are called unmarked. The omission of the accusative and genitive suffixes is untypical of Turkic, since a possessive suffix makes the word definite and definite object and possessor normally require the appropriate case suffix. The analysis shows that the unmarked accusative is often found after the first person singular and plural as well as the second person singular suffix. It is also encountered after the second person plural suffix which in relation to a single addressee is in fact polite singular. However, after the third person possessive suffixes the unmarked accusative is required if the object is definite. The unmarked genitive occurs after the first person singular and plural, and the second person singular possessive suffixes, while after the second person plural suffix it is less frequent. It may be argued that the accusative and genitive suffixes are dropped for economy, except for the third persons in the case of the accusative. There are also some restrictions on the unmarked genitive related to possessive suffixes, attributes and other cases discussed.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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