Focus clitics in Purepecha
This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =sï, =k’u and =t’u. It is argued that they are all focus par-ticles, since they highlight a set of alternatives. however, each of these elements has a specific semantics: while =sï is a contrastive focus marker, =k’u entails exclusion, and =t’...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de Lingüística de El Colegio de México |
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| Online Access: | https://cuadernoslinguistica.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/9 |
| Summary: | This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =sï, =k’u and =t’u. It is argued that they are all focus par-ticles, since they highlight a set of alternatives. however, each of these elements has a specific semantics: while =sï is a contrastive focus marker, =k’u entails exclusion, and =t’u is an additive particle. |
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| ISSN: | 2007-736X |