Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Complex verb
Verb meaning: THINK [think]
Comment: /nka-tāá-tīʔ/; CPL-give-living.core
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: V 1 jiʔį̄+2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thinker | Ø | A |
| 2 | thought content | jiʔį̄+NP | P |
| (75) |
Tala ntāátīʔ jiʔį́. tala always n-tāá-tīʔ HAB-give-living.core jiʔį́ RN.2SG She is always thinking of you. Comment: jiʔī with low tone on final syllable is 3rd person jiʔį́ with high tone on final syllable is 2SG. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (237) |
La kii ntāátīʔę́ʔ tyúʔoōʔ̨ tzūʔ jlyā. la as.far.as kii tomorrow n-tāá-tīʔ=ą̄ʔ HAB-give-living.core=1SG tyúʔu=ą̄ʔ POT.leave=1SG tzūʔ towards jlyā early I think I'm leaving early tomorrow. Comment: The verb THINK here has a clausal complement, so does not match the target coding frame. The verb LEAVE has an unexpressed locational NP. |
