Allative Case ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/AllativeCase
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|_ Abstract
|_ Linguistic Property
|_ Morphosyntactic Property
|_ Case Property
|_ Allative Case
Definition:
AllativeCase expresses motion to or toward the referent of the noun it marks [Pei and Gaynor 1954, 6,9,216; Lyons 1968, 299; Crystal 1985, 1213].
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Language Code:
fin
NO_COMMENT
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| towards the bear |
References:
Kiparsky (2001:316)
Language Code:
lmw
Lake Miwok has ten case enclitics. The allative enclitic indicates direction toward a goal: 'to', 'into', 'during', 'near', 'by', or 'onto'.
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| He brought them to the king |
References:
Mithun (1999:205) FROM Callaghan (1963: 104)
Language Code:
cdm
Caughley notes that -naʔ in the example is properly functioning as the non-past.
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| He is about to arrive at the house. |
References:
Bybee, Perkins and Pagliuca (1994:246)
Language Code:
cdm
This Chepang example illustrates the use of the suffix /-kheʔ/, in combination with tense/aspect suffixes. Caughley says that the action as a completed unit is about to occur.
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| He is about to arrive at the house |
References:
Bybee, Perkins, and Pagliuca (1994:245-246) FROM Caughley (1982)
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