How TAM affixes work in North American languages
Posted: 2013-07-24, 21:26
Hi all,
Many North American indigenous languages are agglutinative, even polysynthetic, and I would like to know how those which you speak or are learning handle the following sentences:
(1) a. He must not leave.
b. He does not have to leave.
(2) a. He began to want to eat.
b. He wanted to begin to eat.
(3) a. He did not want to stop working.
b. He wanted not to stop working.
c. He wanted to stop not working.
d. He did not want to stop not working.
e. He did not stop wanting to work.
f. He stopped not wanting to work.
g. He stopped wanting not to work.
h. He did not stop wanting not to work.
NB: Interlinear glosses would be very helpful.
Thanks.
Many North American indigenous languages are agglutinative, even polysynthetic, and I would like to know how those which you speak or are learning handle the following sentences:
(1) a. He must not leave.
b. He does not have to leave.
(2) a. He began to want to eat.
b. He wanted to begin to eat.
(3) a. He did not want to stop working.
b. He wanted not to stop working.
c. He wanted to stop not working.
d. He did not want to stop not working.
e. He did not stop wanting to work.
f. He stopped not wanting to work.
g. He stopped wanting not to work.
h. He did not stop wanting not to work.
NB: Interlinear glosses would be very helpful.
Thanks.