Voice And Pronominal Forms In Kayan (Uma Nyaving)

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Alexander D.
dc.contributor.authorErlewine, Michael Yoshitaka
dc.contributor.authorSommerlot, Carly J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T21:14:51Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T21:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-01
dc.description.abstractWe provide a description of the basic clausal syntax of the Kayan language of Borneo (Austronesian) as spoken in Uma Nyaving (Sarawak, Malaysia), with particular emphasis on the inventory of voice and pronominal forms and their interactions. We show that this variety of Kayan includes two distinct types of analytic passive constructions, an undergoer voice construction specifically encoding first or second person agent features, and a maximally four-way distinction between pronominal forms. We highlight similarities to voice and pronominal forms in related language varieties of the region, and also discuss the potential historical relationship between different passive marker forms. Uma Nyaving Kayan’s voice and pronominal system exemplifies a profile of grammatical features that have been described as “Central Bornean type.”
dc.format.extent24 pages
dc.identifier.issn1836-6821
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10524/52527
dc.subjectanalytic passives
dc.subjectundergoer voice
dc.subjectpronominal forms
dc.subjectKayan
dc.subjectCentral Bornean type
dc.subject.languagecoderee
dc.titleVoice And Pronominal Forms In Kayan (Uma Nyaving)
dc.typeResearch article
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prism.endingpage104
prism.number1
prism.publicationnameJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
prism.startingpage81
prism.volume17

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