Topikalizacija i ko-ordinatne konverbalne strukture u jeziku Vutun
Topic-Prominence And Coordinate Converbal Structures In Wutun

Summary/Abstract: In this article, I will discuss topic-prominence, verb serialization and converbal constructions in the Wutun language. I will show that the basic sentence structure together with the case system is best analyzed in the light of the inheritance that Wutun has as a topic-prominent Sinitic language related to Chinese. In complex sentences, the verbs and the arguments are concatenated into complex structures that take the form of converbal constructions, showing a strong Tibetan influence. I will show that, irrespective of the semantic relationship, the linkage between the component clauses is best analyzed as coordinate despite of the formal asymmetry.

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