(Komi-Permyak)

Else+ComMkAff & PartComp+ComMkAff / Abl+ComMkAff

Else: The standard is grammatically or morphologically marked using a strategy that appears in non-comparative constructions with a distinct meaning, not related to time or place.

PartComp: The comparative function is marked using a particle comparative.

Abl: The standard is grammatically or morphologically marked to express an ablative (‘from’) meaning.

+CompMkAff: The comparative function is marked using a special affix (prefix, suffix, or circumfix).

(1)vyna-žykruć-śa.
bearstrongCOMPfoxPRE
’A bear is stronger than a fox.’ (L. P.)

(2)ruć-śavyna-žyk.
bearfoxPREstrongCOMP
’A bear is stronger than a fox.’ (L. P.)

(3)vaśa-śabydön-nyslokt-i-sögažlunvylö.
VasyaPREeveryone3PLcomePST3PLceremonyon
’Everyone came to the ceremony but Vasya.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 162)

(4)vyna-žyk,ńeželiruć.
bearstrongCOMPthanfox
’A bear is stronger than a fox.’ (L. P.)

(5)vyna-žykrućśörti.
bearstrongCOMPfoxfrom
’A bear is stronger than a fox.’ (L. P.)

(6)syńimśörtiipond-ömaśšu-nyďerevńa-sö.
thatnamefromandbeginPST2.3PLsayINFvillageACC.3SG
’They started using that name for the village as well.’ (Korp-Permyak)

In Komi-Permyak comparative constructions the predicate is marked with the comparative suffix -žyk. The standard either has preclusive case (1), (2) or appears together with the conjunction ńeželi ‘than’ (4). More rarely the standard has nominative case and combines with the postposition śörti. This pattern, as well as the version with preclusive case are used in other functions too (3), (6) (Bartens 2000: 90, 137, L. P., Ponomareva 2010: 162).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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