Word order of complementizers in subject or direct object clauses (Komi-Permyak)

CmpzSC

CmpzSC: The complementizer appears at the front of the subordinate clause.

(1)burštolym-ysoʒ́syl-i-s.
goodthatsnow3SGearlymeltPST3SG
’It’s good that the snow melted early.’ (Korp_Permyak)

(2)peťajual-ö,talunemjakino.
PetyaaskPRS.3SGtodaybe.PRSQmovie
’Petya asks whether there is movie today.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 96)

(3)peťašu-ö,(myj)sijaozmunškola-ö.
PetyasayPRS.3SGthatheNEG.PRS.3SGgo.CNGschoolILL
’Petya says that he will not go to school.’ (L. P.)

(4)peťašu-ö,(što)sijaozmunškola-ö.
PetyasayPRS.3SGthatheNEG.PRS.3SGgo.CNGschoolILL
’Petya says that he will not go to school.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak subordinate clauses the subordinating conjunction is in clause-initial position when present (1) (L. P., V. E.). In certain subordinate clauses functioning as the object there can be no conjunction (2), in others (3)–(4) both što ‘that’, and myj ‘that’ are optional (cf. Ponomareva 2010: 96, Lobanova 2018: 18–31, L. P., V. E.).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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