Preverbal Determiners and the Passive in Moriori

This paper examines the curious occurrence of preverbal determiners in Moriori (Chatham Islands), which are best analyzed as passive markers. In some Moriori sentences, a determiner is found following the clause-initial tense/aspect particle and preceding the verb. Examining the morphological markin...

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Published in:Oceanic linguistics 2023-06, Vol.62 (1), p.COV4
Main Author: Middleton, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Maoris
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