(Komi-Permyak)

InitAdvSb / FinalAdvSb / InternAdvSb

InitAdvSb: An independent subordinator appears at the front of the subordinate clause.

FinalAdvSb: An independent subordinator appears at the end of the subordinate clause.

InternAdvSb: An independent subordinator appears within the subordinate clause.

(1)nastamun-i-svör-ö,körpetralokt-i-sgort-ö.
Nastyago‑pst‑3sgforest‑illwhenPetercome‑pst‑3sghome‑ill
’Nastya went to the forest when Peter came home.’ (L. P.)

(2)meogvermyujav-ny,kok-öviś-öda.
Ineg.prs.1sgcan.cngswim‑infleg‑1sghurt‑prs.3sgbecause
’I cannot swim because my leg hurts.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 47)

(3)ar-nasgymal-ökö,kuźarlo-a-s.
autumn‑ine.3sgthunder‑prs.3sgiflongautumnwill_be‑fut‑3sg
’If it thunders in the autumn, autumn will be long.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 211)

(4)gort-śańköleʒ́-a-sö,sekmun-a-mtatiś.
home‑delifleave‑fut‑3plthengo‑fut‑1plfrom_here
’If they leave home we will go away from here.’ (Wikipedia)

In Komi-Permyak adverbial subordinate clauses, most of the subordinators are clause-initial (1). A smaller group of subordinators such as da ’as, because’ and kö ’if’ appear at the end of the clause (2)–(3) (cf. Lobanova 2018: 18–31). Furthermore, kö can also have a clause-internal position (4).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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