Focus clitics in Purepecha

Authors

  • Glenda Lizárraga Navarro El Colegio de México

Keywords:

additive particle, contrastive focus, clitics, Purepecha

Abstract

This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =sï, =k’u and =t’u. It is argued that they are all focus par-ticles, since they highlight a set of alternatives. however, each of these elements has a specific semantics: while =sï is a contrastive focus marker, =k’u entails exclusion, and =t’u is an additive particle.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Lizárraga Navarro, G. (2013). Focus clitics in Purepecha. Cuadernos De Lingüística De El Colegio De México (CLECM), 1, 235–275. Retrieved from https://ojs3.colmex.mx/index.php/cl/article/view/9

Issue

Vol. 1 (2013): Volume 1 (December 2013-November 2014)

Section

Research Articles

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