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Unusual features in Šó ka Romani (associative and ostensives)

Unusual features in Šó ka Romani (associative and ostensives). Viktor Elšík Charles University. Project Linguistic research on Šó ka Romani , 2000-2002 supported by OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, Budapest. Šó ka Romani. Poland. Czechia. NC. Ukraine. SC. Austria. Hungary. V. R. V. R.

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Unusual features in Šó ka Romani (associative and ostensives)

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  1. Unusual features in Šóka Romani(associative and ostensives) Viktor Elšík Charles University Project Linguistic research on Šóka Romani, 2000-2002 supported by OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, Budapest

  2. Šóka Romani Poland Czechia NC Ukraine SC Austria Hungary

  3. V R V R V R R V V R V R R Slovak Hungarian

  4. Associative • Hungarian kőműves ‘bricklayer’ kőműves-ek ‘bricklayers’ kőműves-ék ‘bricklayer & his work team’ Alena ‘Alena’ Alená-k ‘Alenas’ Alena-ék ‘Alena & her family/friends’

  5. Associative • Hungarian kőműves ‘bricklayer’ kőműves-ek ‘bricklayers’ kőműves-ék ‘bricklayer & his work team’ • Šóka Romani kémívėš-i ‘bricklayer’ kémívėšš-ė ‘bricklayers’ kémívėš-ingere ‘bricklayer & his work team’

  6. Associative • Hungarian Alena ‘Alena’ Alená-k ‘Alenas’ Alena-ék ‘Alena and her family/friends’ • Šóka Romani Alen-a ‘Alena’ Alen-i ‘Alenas’ Alen-angere ‘Alena and her family/friends’

  7. Associative v. genitive (form) ASS kémívėš-in-ger-e GEN.SGNOM.PLkémívėš-is-ker-e GEN.PLNOM.PLkémívėš-en-ger-e

  8. Associative v. genitive (form) ASS Alen-an-ger-e GEN.SGNOM.PLAlen-a-ker-e GEN.PLNOM.PLAlen-en-ger-e

  9. Associative marking

  10. Associative marking OBL.SG.M

  11. Associative marking OBL.PL

  12. Associative marking SG class

  13. Associative marking PL class

  14. Associative marking

  15. Associative marking focus on a single referent Alen- -a- SG Alen- -a- -n- ASS   Alen- -e- -n- PL    plural reference

  16. Associative inflection

  17. Associative v. genitive ASS Alenangere • ‘Alena and her family’ • reference includes Alena GEN Alenakere • head use, e.g. ‘Alena’s family’ • reference excludes Alena

  18. Picture of the former Šókapéró Adaj bešasahi áke. ‘We used to live here.’ And adá kher áke. ‘In this house.’

  19. Ostensives v. deictics • deictics need not be accompanied by gestures • ostensives must be accompanied by gestures

  20. Demonstratives and local deictics local ostensives á-k-e ó-k-e

  21. Ostensives áke/óke adaj bešasahi áke ‘we used to live here’ and adá kher áke ‘in thishouse’

  22. Grammaticalisation adaj bešasahi áke ‘we used to live here’ and adá kher áke ‘in thishouse’

  23. Grammaticalisation adaj bešasahi áke ák-adaj bešasahi ‘we used to live here’ and adá kher áke and ák-adá kher ‘in thishouse’

  24. Demonstratives

  25. Mr. Lakatoš caught a fish Kibedor sa i čuka? ‘How big was the pike?’ Assi dugi-je! ‘This long!’

  26. The kontráši and the prímáši Jaj, de šukáre bašavel o Ďusi! ‘Wow, Ďusi plays so nicely!’ Avka le site keres-e, Deži! ‘This is how you have to do it, Deži!’

  27. Ostensive -(j)e assi dugi-je ‘this long’ avka le site keres-e ‘this is howyou have to do it’ ‘you have to do it like this’

  28. Non-local deictics • quality a-sso ‘such’ ak-a-savo • manner avka ‘so’ • quantity a-ťťi ‘so much’ • size e-bedor ‘so big’ savo sar ki-ťťi ki-bedor

  29. Ostensive -(j)e tu na kames ebedora sobi-je? tu ebedora sobi na kames-e? ‘you don’t like this big rooms?’ • utterance-final • phonologically-conditioned allomorphy • enclitic, not suffix: *kameh-e

  30. Ostensives v. deictics

  31. The unusual features • associative Is it found in other dialects influenced by Hungarian? In other dialects? • ostensive particles Likely to be found in other dialects!

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