Switch-reference and Insubordination in Ngarla (Ngayarta, Pama-Nyungan)

In this article, the switch-reference system of Ngarla (Ngayarta, Pama-Nyungan) is described in detail. Switch-reference is shown exclusively to occur in non-restrictive relative clauses. There are three sets of suffixes marking switch-reference, tense being distinguished with same subject marking....

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Published inAustralian journal of linguistics Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 174 - 201
Main Author Westerlund, Torbjörn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Australian languages
Insubordination
Naturalness
Ngarla
Ngayarta
Noun phrases
Pama-Nyungan
Relative Clause
Relative clauses
Suffixes
Switch-reference
Tense
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Summary:In this article, the switch-reference system of Ngarla (Ngayarta, Pama-Nyungan) is described in detail. Switch-reference is shown exclusively to occur in non-restrictive relative clauses. There are three sets of suffixes marking switch-reference, tense being distinguished with same subject marking. The so-called 'naturalness assumption' regarding the association between SS/DS marking and simultaneous/sequential ordering is shown to hold true in certain contexts. However, it may also be violated. Switch-reference marked constituents that form part of noun phrases are also discussed, as well as insubordinate uses (in Evans' 2007 sense) of the switch-reference suffixes, and marked and unmarked switch-reference clauses.
ISSN:0726-8602
1469-2996
1469-2996
DOI:10.1080/07268602.2019.1566887