jeff_l
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656 12 Extraction processes
(773) a. ma-\fasl-\ad t-aqqal-aed
what?-\Loc-\Centrip 2S-return.Reslt-2MaSgS
'Why did you-Sg come back here?'
b. ma-\s-\ad t-aqqal-sd
what?-\Instr-\Centrip 2S-return.Reslt-2MaSgS
'Why did you come back here?' (preferred over 'with what?'
reading)
c. ma-fasl-\9tt i-ητα
what?-\Loc-\3MaSgO 3MaSgS-kill.PerfP
'Why did he kill him?'
d. ma-\s-\t i-ητα
what? -Instr-\3MaSgO 3MaSgS-kill.PerfP
'With what did he kill him?' (strongly preferred over 'why?'
reading)
The forms of the 3MaSg object clitic in (773.c-d) suggest that ma-fael is
now a frozen unit, while ma-\s is still interpreted as ma plus cliticized
preposition.
12.3.8 'which?' (annaer, sndek)
There are two basic forms meaning 'which?'.
For T-ka and R, a form annaer is the primary 'which?' interrogative. It
may occur alone as a self-standing NP (774.a), or with a noun; in the latter
case, Prefix Reduction is observed (774.b). A PP like daer annaer 'in which
(one)?' brings out the marked accent.
(774) a. annasr [w-α t-aessof-asd]
which? [Ma-Dem.Sg 2S-prefer.Reslt-2SgS]
'Which one do you you-Sg prefer?'
b. annaer "as-sasl
which? Sg-day
[w-a-\d t-ose-d-\add]
[Ma-Dem.Sg-\Centrip 2S-arrive.PerfP-2SgS-\Centrip]
'Which day did you arrive (here)?'
With or without an associated noun, the 'which?' phrase is followed here
by a definite relative clause. Literal translations would be of the type "which
[is] the one that..."
