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Grammatical expressions of possession in Amuzgo (Otomanguean). Evidence from San Pedro Amuzgos

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: "This paper describes the possession of the Amuzgo of Oaxaca. A double system is distinguished: one synthetic and the other analytical. In the first, for single nominal the grammatical resources are phonological, morphological and semantic. In the second, that of constructions formed by two semantic entities, the coding is through juxtaposition and expression of the class of the relationship. This system denotes semantic classes: general referents, animals, body parts and kinship terms. These groups present a coding for the first-person singular and second-person singular, as well as for the first-person exclusive plural, but not for the rest of the paradigm. Keywords: Indigenous languages; alienability; inalienability; semantic domains; morphophonology"

Source: Signos Lingüísticos

DOI: 10.24275/sling.v20n40.02

Authors: Hamlet Antonio García Zúñiga, Natalia Hernández Hernández, Armando Armando Mora-Bustos

Institutions: National Institute of Anthropology and History, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410114441

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