Structure and interpretation of Tundra Nenets verbs: Eventuality types and conjugation classes.


2016. №3, 81-114

Sergei Tatevosov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation;
National Research University «Higher School of Economics», Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation
tatevosov@gmail.com

Abstract:

The paper explores the actionality and argument structure of non-derived verbs in Tundra Nenets and identifies the mechanisms of interaction between the event structure speficied for a verb stem and the conjugation types licensed for that stem.