A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

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Chapter 12 Extraction processes 12.1 Relativization There are two cross-cutting axes of differentiation within relative clauses. ...

624 12 Extraction processes b. indefinite relative [noun (clitics) (preverb) Verb...] or: [Dem(indefinite) (clitics) (preverb) V ...

12.1 Relativization 625 c. naekk [i t-azzaey-aed] lSg [Dem 2S-know.Reslt-2SgS] Ί (Ma or Fe) whom you-Sg know' [K-d] Definite rel ...

626 12 Extraction processes [ere i-vassaed-aen isam-annaem] [whoever 3MaSgS-ruin.LoImpfP-Partpl.MaSg name-2FeSgPoss 'Go to someo ...

12.1 Relativization 627 (714) Examples of Definite Subject Relative Clauses a. medd-aen men-MaPl [w-i orae-nen t-a-shsr-t [Ma-De ...

628 12 Extraction processes (715) a. i-sael-an-\hi ajraz-nen Pl-news-MaPl-\l SgO please.Reslt-Partpl.Pl 'news-Pi that pleases me ...

12.1 Relativization 629 c. ae-halas [w-α i-t-amattasu-t] Sg-man [Ma-Dem.Sg 3MaSgS-LoImpf-fear.LoImpfP-Aug] 'the man whom he fear ...

630 12 Extraction processes b. w-ά Ma-Dem.Sg 'what we get' na-jaerraew lPlS-get.LoImpfP c. w-ά Ma-Dem.Sg 'what he eats' i-taett ...

12.1 Relativization 631 b. ae-hatas [w-α mar anhsy-ser] [Ma-Dem.Sg Fut see.Shlmpf-lSgS] 'the man whom I will see' Another contex ...

632 12 Extraction processes ad ajraw-naet [a aksse-naet] Fut get.ShImpf-3FePlS [Dem eat.Reslt-3FePlS] 'They-Fe will find somethi ...

12.1 Relativization 633 12.1.4 Relativization on prepositional complement NP When an NP functioning as complement of a prepositi ...

634 12 Extraction processes d. t-eje [t-a-dasY iyaed-aet-\daer-\3dd Fe-direction [Fe-Dem.Sg-Anaph other-FeSg-\in-\Centrip snhaey ...

12.1 Relativization 635 latter case, as indicated above, the Instrumental preposition as is used after the demonstrative, substi ...

636 12 Extraction processes (732) a. as-halas MaSg-man [w-a-\s 0-aeba rure-s] [Ma-Dem.Sg-Mnstr 3MaSgS-be.lost.PerfP son-3SgPoss] ...

12.1 Relativization 637 (735) α-s-lksl [w3-ndln-\s asle-r Sg-Instr-trip [Ma-RecAnaph-Mnstr hear.PerfP-lSgS t-aje-d-\t] anta,... ...

638 12 Extraction processes 3ttar-mast-\a-s look.for.Imprt-2FePlS-\Dat-3Sg [ereAha-kmset i-ffaed-sn [whoever-\Dat-2FePl 3MaSgS-l ...

12.1 Relativization 639 (738) a. [iAdad osae-nen] [DemACentrip go.Reslt-Partpl.Pl] 'those-Ma who (=whoever) have come' [T-md] b. ...

640 12 Extraction processes (739) a. [a t-ajrasw-aed] [Dem 2S-find.PerfP-2SgS] t-3kfo-d-\a-hi-\tt 2S-give.ShImpf-2MaSgS-/Obj-lSg ...

12.1 Relativization 641 other 'when ...' constructions see §13.1.1.1, and for semantically overlapping conditionals see §13.9. ( ...