(Komi-Permyak)

CauseV & CauseWV2 (+CauseWV1)

CauseV: Causal relationships are marked by a special verb form in the reason clause.


CauseWV2: Causal relationships are marked by an independent word (conjunction) in the reason clause.

CauseWV1: Causal relationships are marked by an independent word in the main clause.

(1)jur-öviś-öm-śańmun-ilećitiśdynö.
head1sghurtptcp.pstdelgopst.1sgdoctorto
’I went to the doctor because my head hurt.’ (L. P.)

(2)memun-ilećitiśdynö(syśań),myľaviś-i-sjur-ö.
Igopst.1sgdoctortothat.delbecausehurtpst3sghead1sg
’I went to the doctor because my head hurt.’ (L. P.)

(3)sijaozvermyvur-nyvešjan,vurśanmašina-ys
(s)heneg.prs.3sgcan.cngsewinftrousersewingmachine3sg
abuda.
be.neg.prsbecause
’(S)he cannot sew trousers because (s)he has no sewing machine.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 43)

In Komi-Permyak, causal relationships can be expressed using a non-finite construction (1) or a subordinate clause introduced by a conjunction (2)–(3) (L. P., Lobanova 2018: 29). In the latter case subordination may be introduced by an optional element in the main clause (2) (L. P.).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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