(Komi-Permyak)

NoNNCaseAgr & NNCaseAgr

NoNNCaseAgr: Case agreement exists, but it does not apply in the case of head nouns and their noun adjuncts.

NNCaseAgr: The nominal adjunct has the same form as the head noun (full agreement).

(1)meśet-ińebögbatalovďirektor-lö.
Igive‑PST.1SGbookBatalovdirector‑DAT
’I gave a book to director Batalov.’ (V. E.)

(2)med-yǯytaťťömeviśtal-aprojekt-liś
SUPERL‑bigthanksIsay‑PRS.1SGproject‑ABL
ďirektor-lökorńilovazojaaleksejevna-lö…
director‑DATKornilovaZoyaAlekseyevna‑DAT
’I would like to express my deepest gratitude to project director Zoya Alekseyevna Kornilova…’ (Parma)

In Komi-Permyak, noun adjuncts typically do not agree with the head noun (1). Occasionally examples with agreement can also be found, mainly in the language of the press (2) (L. P.).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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