1. Three-participant events in Romani: A study based on the Romani Morpho-Syntax database.
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Schippling, Melanie
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ROMANIES ,DATABASES ,DIALECTS ,INVENTORIES ,MORPHOSYNTAX - Abstract
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the morphosyntactic expression of three-participant events in Romani and situates Romani within a typological framework (Margetts & Austin 2007). It provides an inventory of attested strategies and first insights into their distribution across the dialects of Romani. My research indicates that three-place predicate and oblique/adjunct strategies are the principal means for encoding three-participant events in Romani, each applicable for several event types. However, dialectal differences become apparent. For each Romani dialect cluster, one variety is particularly focussed upon, namely: Kalderaš (Vlax), Arli (Balkan), East Slovak Romani (Central), Sinti (Northwestern), and Lithuanian Romani (Northeastern). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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