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Case variation in quantifier constructions in the Mordvinic languages

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Abstract
This paper presents a descriptive study of the case variation of nouns attested in quantifier constructions of Mordvinic. We illustrate the contexts in which the case variation occurs and investigate the reasons behind it. Data is extracted from the MokshEr-corpus, which consists of texts written in the contemporary literary languages. The results show that the marking of the noun varies according to the features of the quantifier and the relationship between the noun and the quantifier. Such variation is observed in three constructions with quantifiers: (1) adnominal modification, (2) partitive constructions, and (3) quantificational clauses. The nominal marking varies between the nominative and separative strategies, which is observed in both languages, although with significant differences in their distribution. We argue that the common starting point for the use of the separative strategy is in partitive constructions, while the differences in the declension paradigm in these languages have led to the diverse uses of the separative cases.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Background
    • 2.1Nominal declension
    • 2.2Mass and paucal quantifiers
    • 2.3Separative case markers
  • 3.Data
  • 4.Quantifier constructions in Mordvinic
    • 4.1Adnominal modification
      • 4.1.1Adnominal modification in Erzya
      • 4.1.2Adnominal modification in Moksha
    • 4.2Partitive constructions
      • 4.2.1Partitive constructions in Erzya
      • 4.2.2Partitive constructions in Moksha
    • 4.3Quantificational clauses
      • 4.3.1Quantificational clauses in Erzya
      • 4.3.2Quantificational clauses in Moksha
  • 5.Summary and discussion
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Author queries
  • Data sources
  • References
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Data sources
MokshEr = MokshEr -corpus v3.0 (Moksha, Erzya). ([URL]).
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