(Komi-Permyak)

NPPnonobl + Agr

NPPnonobl: The subject may optionally be marked with an explicit pronoun or noun.

Agr: Morphosyntactic agreement on the verb is used to mark the subject.

(1)mepukal-a.
Isitprs.1sg
’I am sitting.’ (V. E.)

(2)pukal-a.
sitprs.1sg
’I am sitting.’ (V. E.)

(3)telöśöt-a-nkofe.
youmakeprs2sgcoffee
’You are making coffee.’ (V. E.)

(4)löśöt-a-nkofe.
makeprs2sgcoffee
’You are making coffee.’ (V. E.)

(5)pyr-avör-ö.aʒ́ʒ́-avörmös-ös.
enterprs.1sgforestillseeprs.1sgdeeracc
’I go into the forest. I catch sight of a deer.’ (V. E.)

In Komi-Permyak, pronominal grammatical subjects are optional in every person and number (2), (4). Marking the person and number of the subject is obligatory on the verb (1)–(5) irrespective of the subject’s word class (cf. Bartens 2000: 329, Lobanova 2017: 32–35).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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