Re: Gender as suffixaufnahme?

Hi Joseph

On 22/02/07, Joseph Fatula <joefatula@...> wrote:
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> Maybe you could describe your hypothetical language a bit differently:
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>   -n : noun > adj derivational suffix
>   -a/-o : gender suffixes - inherent for any given noun, required for
> adjectives to agree with the head noun
>   -s : ergative case suffix - add to nouns for case, add to adjectives
> to agree with the case of the head noun
>
> gata = cat
> gatan = feline
> furro = fur
> furros = fur (erg)
> furro gatan = cat fur
> furros gatanos = cat fur (erg)
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> The idea is that the gender of _gatanos_ is masculine, to agree with the
> head noun, _furros_.  The fact that _gatan_ is an adjective derived from
> a feminine noun makes no difference.  It could well have been _furros
> vermelos_ "red fur" from _vermel_ "red", which has no inherent gender,
> being an adjective.
>
> Just some ideas.
>
Thanks for those.

That brings up an interesting question: In languages with gender/noun-class
affixes (GNCA) how "tightly" are the adjective-forming affixes (AFA) fixed?
Does the addition of an AFA preclude the presence of an AFA preclude the
presence of a GNCA, or vice versa?

Jeff

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