The Logophoric Complementizer in Laz

Ömer Faruk Demirok; Balkız Öztürk

doi:10.18492/dad.08998

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The Logophoric Complementizer in Laz

Abstract

This study investigates the two phenomena associated with the logophoric complementizer in Laz which is used to introduce the propositional complements of speech and thought predicates, namely the allomorphy based on the person and number features of the matrix subject and the indexical shifting observed for the pronominal elements in the embedded clause. We will argue that the allomorphy is the morphological reflection of the identity of the external speaker and the attitude holder and it cannot be analyzed as a case of phi-feature agreement. As for the indexical shifting we will adopt the operator account of Sudo (2010).

Keywords

Logophoric complementizer,indexical shifting; verbs of speech; verbs of thought

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

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Authors

Ömer Faruk Demirok

Balkız Öztürk

Publication Date

December 30, 2015

Submission Date

November 15, 2015

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 26 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.08998

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https://izlik.org/JA66NP82TF

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APA

Demirok, Ö. F., & Öztürk, B. (2015). The Logophoric Complementizer in Laz. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 26(2), 45-69. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.08998

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