(Komi-Permyak)

Neutr & NoSMark

Neutr: Case alignment is neutral: the functions S, A, and P are not marked morphologically.

NoSMark: The function S is not explicitly marked, while P, A, or both are marked. S is therefore marked with a zero (∅) morpheme.

(1)peťakotraś-öötöryn.
Petyarunprs.3sgoutside
’Petya is running outside.’ (L. P.)

(2)peťaśoj-ötort.
Petyaeatprs.3sgcake
’Petya is eating a cake.’ (L. P.)

(3)peťavelöt-öökśiń-ös.
Petyateachprs.3sgOksanaacc
’Petya teaches Oksana.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak nouns are unmarked both in the S function of intransitive verbs (1) and the A function of transitive verbs (2) (Bartens 2000: 329, Lobanova 2017: 32–35). Inanimate nouns in the P function are also unmarked (2), while animate nouns are marked with the accusative case suffix (3).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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