Difference between revisions of "Object Relations in Haya"

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Keywords

• prepositions
• word order
• passivisation
• cliticalization
• applicatives

Summary

In this article,the authors try to establish the grammatical relations of subject,(indirect)object and oblique in example (1),(2) and (3). (1) illustrates that an oblique object in Haya is preceded by a preposition though not always. However,there are instances in which a verb takes two nominal complements without including a preposition. see example (2)and (3).

(4)and(5) explains the same process of excluding prepositions between the indirect object and the oblique but the difference is that have the applicative marker which marks the eminence of the recipient or beneficiary.

(6)shows thatthe possesor is not afffected by the action of the verb.And in (7) two sucessive nouns illustrate that the possesor is affected by the action of the verb. .The nouns in (2) can be placed in either order (8) .Either banana or child can be passivised see (9) (10) and (11) .The two nouns can appear as pronouns in the OM clitic position.

.in (12) (13) and (14) cliticalization is also possible for sentences with applicatives . In (15) arm can not appear after the verb with child and in 16 child can subectivise but arm can not. .Child can cliticise but arm can not. (see;17) .the passive agent in (18) can not cliticalize in (19) .woman and arm can not cliticalize in 22 that is the passive agent and the possesed body part

  kato he-p3-beat child with stick

  he-P3-give child bananas.

  he-P3-smear child oil.

 He-p3-send-app child bananas.

 he-p3-cook-app child bananas.

   he-p3-break arm of child.

 He-P3-break  child   arm.

 he-p3-give bananas child.

  child he-p3-give-pass bananas

  bananas they-p3-give-pass child

   he-p3-him-give bananas.

 he-P3-them-give child.

   he-P3-them-him-give

  he-P3cook-app bananas child.

   child  he-P3-cook-app-pass bananas.

  bananas they-P3-cook-app-pass child.

   he-P3-him-app bananas.

  he-P3-them cook-app-child.

   I-P3-break arm child.

   child  he-P3-break pass arm.

   arm      it-P3-break-pass child.

     I-P3-him break arm.

   I-p3-it-break child.

   bananas they-P3-cook-pass woman.

  bananas  they-P3-her-cook-pass.

   child he-P3-cook-app-pass woman bananas.

  child   he-P3-break-pass woman arm.

     child  he-P3-her-break-pass arm.

    child  he-P3-it-break-pass woman.