Comitative Case ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/ComitativeCase


Thing
      |_ Abstract
            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosyntactic Property
                        |_ Case Property
                              |_ Comitative Case

Definition:

ComitativeCase expresses accompaniment. It carries the meaning 'with' or 'accompanied by' [Anderson 1985, 186; Pei and Gaynor 1954, 42; Dixon, R. 1972, 12].



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Language Code: lmw Lake Miwok has ten case enclitics. The comitative indicates accompaniment.
2009-06-04 13:28:06
kaʔáppi-nikawícaj
father-COMI.am.walking
I am walking with my father

References:
Mithun (1999:204-5) FROM Callaghan (1963: 96-98)


PropertiesValuesDefinition
abbreviation Thing     The abbreviated form representing a scientific term, e.g., ACC, 2, CL.
argument Clause     The syntactic entity about which something is predicated.
feature Linguistic Property     The relation between a linguistic unit and a linguistic feature. A feature inheres in its host. NOTE: this relation is distinct from the hasFeature which pertains to data structures.
has Example Thing    
has Page Information Thing    
predicate Clause     The predicate is the relation between the Clause and a portion of a clause, excluding the subject, that expresses something about the subject [Crystal 1980, 280; Hartmann and Stork 1972, 182; Pei and Gaynor 1954, 173; Pike and Pike 1982, 40; Crystal 1985, 241-242].

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