gnal

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: GO [go]

Comment: corpus frequencies: 222449/0/17 (basic/middle/causative); medial forms (11) are backformations from the causative forms

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom (LOC2) V.subj[1]

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 goer NP-nom V.subj S
2 going goal LOC L
Examples for basic coding frame:
(63)

Տղան գնաց (գյուղից):
Tʁan gnacʰ (gjuʁicʰ).
tʁa-n
boy-def
gn-acʰ
go-aor.3sg
gjuʁ-icʰ
village-abl
The boy went (from the village).

(136)

Նա թքեց, շրջվեց և գնաց:
Na tʰkʰecʰ, šɾǯvecʰ jev gnacʰ.
na
3sg.nom
tʰkʰ-ecʰ
spit-aor.3sg
šɾǯ-v-ecʰ
turn-med-aor.3sg
jev
and
gn-acʰ
go-aor.3sg
He spat, turned around and left.

Comment: implicit object omission

(148)

Տղան գնաց:
Tʁan gnacʰ.
tʁa-n
boy-def
gn-acʰ
go-aor.3sg
The boy left.

Comment: ‘go’: unextended (‘leave’)

(191)

Հագնվեցին, սափրվեցին և գնացին հարսնախոսության:
Hagnvecʰin, sapʰɾvecʰin jev gnacʰin haɾsnaχosutʰjan.
hagn-v-ecʰ-in
dress-med-aor-3pl
sapʰɾ-v-ecʰ-in
shave-med-aor-3pl
jev
and
gn-acʰ-in
go-aor-3pl
haɾsnaχosutʰjan
wedding.gen
They dressed up, shaved themselves and went to the wedding.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.