(Komi-Permyak)

SVO

SVO: The basic word order is SVO.

(1)nastabośt-öńań.
Nastyabuyprs.3sgbread
’Nastya is buying bread.’ (L. P.)

(2)nastaśoj-öńań-sö.
Nastyaeatprs.3sgbreadacc.3sg
’Nastya is eating the bread/her bread.’ (L. P.)

(3)tujvylynsijökut-i-sörazbojńik-kez...
roadon(s)he.acckidnappst3plbanditpl
’(S)he was kidnapped by bandits on the road.’ (Korp_Permyak)

In Komi-Permyak, agents usually precede the verb. Patients – irrespective of whether they are unmarked (1), or marked (2) – follow the verb (Bartens 2000, Batalova 2002). Patients can also precede the verb (3), but such sentences tend to be non-neutral.

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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