(Komi-Permyak)

MorfNonpfrCC

MorfNonpfrCC: Causatives are expressed using a non-periphrastic, morphological strategy.

(1)nastakoś-t-öpeslal-ömpaśkömötöryön.
Nastyadry‑CAUS‑PRS.3SGwash‑PTCP.PSTdressoutside
’Nastya dries the washed clothes outside.’ (L. P.)

(2)mašaöndi-söčökt-öśoj-nykaša-sö.
MashaAndrey‑ACC.3SGorder‑PRS.3SGeat‑INFporridge‑ACC.3SG
’Masha makes Andrey eat the porridge.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak, causation with transitive verbs (2) is usually expressed using a periphrastic construction, where the main verb čöktyny ’order’ combines with a non-finite form of the content verb. In comparison, causative forms of intransitive verbs are derived with the help of the causative suffix -t- (1), a non-periphrastic means of deriving causatives using a morphological strategy (cf. Bradley et al. 2022).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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