Some agreement phenomena in Stoney

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dc.contributor.advisorCook, Eung-Do
dc.contributor.authorHarbeck, Warren A. (Warren Arthur)
dc.coverage.spatial2000001089en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T19:48:45Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T19:48:45Z
dc.date.issued1980
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 47en
dc.description.abstractStoney, like other Dakota Siouan languages, manifests complex subject and object agreement in the verb. This thesis reviews the general features of such agreement. First for subject, and then for various objects, data are presented to show what triggers agreement, followed by the verb morphology with agreement. A 3-1-2 person affix hierarchy is determined, and argument is made for the existence of certain surface structure identity constraints affecting the number of agreement affixes permissible for a given verb. The thesis concludes with a discussion of three causes for ambiguity in pronominal reference: (1) Pronoun Deletion, (2) subject/object-insensitive affix ordering, and (3) the Plural Identity Constraint. Examples are cited to illustrate the degree to which ambiguity can exist. This thesis follows a generative model. In so doing, it attempts to explore the advantages of positing underlying structures to arrive at solutions for the problem of agreement ambiguity.en
dc.format.extentxi, 47 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationHarbeck, W. A. (1980). Some agreement phenomena in Stoney (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18155en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18155
dc.identifier.lccPM 638 H35 1980 Ficheen
dc.identifier.otherNL Number: 51267en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/21974
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccPM 638 H35 1980 Ficheen
dc.subject.lcshAssiniboin language - Agreement
dc.subject.lcshAssiniboin Indians - Languages
dc.titleSome agreement phenomena in Stoney
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineLinguistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 382 82483906
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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