A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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4.20 Morphosyntax 4: Merkin

Analyze the following sentences and answer the questions that follow. In this

language, the words on the left correspond to the English sentences on the right.

Compare the properties of Merkin with those of Telugu and Swahili (exercises 4.17

and 4.18). For symbols that may be unfamiliar to you, refer to appendix 3 or to

chapter 3 in Linguistics.

Merkin form English gloss

1. alhrdam


2. J11si


3. w~lte~kit


4. hidh~dam


5. j usiam


6. alsia


7. alsiit


8. Jidsiam


9. delnouam


10. w~lnouit
    1 1. ~didte~kit


11. de1dl~v3


12. hidl~vam


13. hrlnoua


14. a~dhvit
    1 6. ~didte~ka


15. julhrdam


16. hidnouam


17. widte~kit


18. delnouam


19. judh~da


20. ~dalsia

"I will hit him/themV

"She will see"

"We will take it"

"He would hit him/themV

"You see him/themM

"I will see her"

"I will see it"

"She would see him/themV

"They will know him/themW

"We will know it"

"It would take it"

"They would love her"

"He would love him/themW

"He will know her"

"I would love it"

"It would take her"

"You will hit him/themM

"He would know him/themU

"We would take it"

"They will know him/themV

"You would hit her"

"It will see her"