Comparative Concept: topic possessive strategy (str)
topic possessive strategy (str)
Typ | strategy |
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Alias(se) | topic possessive strategy • distributed subject possessive strategy • double subject possessive strategy |
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Definition
a strategy for the presentational possession construction in which the possessor is expressed as a topic phrase, and the possessum is expressed in a subject phrase, usually the subject of a verb glossed as 'exist'. Example: Cupeño neʔ ne-mixen ʔiket miyexwe [I my net is] 'I have a net' is an instance of the topic possessive strategy, with 'I' expressed in a topic phrase and 'my net' in a subject phrase. (Section 10.4.2)