(Komi-Permyak)

PsrPrdKopPossHab +Px

PsrPrdKopPossHab: The predicate is copular, and the possessor appears in the same form as the habitive form, which is not distinct from the adnominative form.

+Px: The possessed noun appears with a possessive affix.

(1)mikov-lönur
Mikovgensquirrel
’Mikov’s squirrel’ (L. P.)

(2)mikov-lönemur(-ys).
Mikovgenbe.prssquirrel3sg
’Mikov has a squirrel.’ (L. P.)

(3)etaur-ysmikov-lön.
thissquirrel3sgMikovgen
’This squirrel is Mikov’s.’ (L. P.)

(4)etaur-ysvöl-imikov-lön.
thissquirrel3sgcoppst.3sgMikovgen
’This squirrel was Mikov’s.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak, the markers on the possessor and possessee are similar in adnominal possessive constructions and sentences with possessor predication. The possessor appears in genitive case, and the possessee in the majority of the cases has a possessive agreement marker (3)–(4). Possessor predication differs from ordinary possessive sentences (2) in present tense indicative mood in not having a copula (3), a property shared with nominal sentences (cf. F. Gulyás 2020). In different tenses and moods, such as past tense, the copula is present (4). The word order of possessor predication (3)–(4) is different from the word order of both adnominal (1), and sentential (2) possessive constructions, with the possessor always following the possessed item (Lobanova 2017: 26, L. P.).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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