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Ingush ˀa: The elusive Type 5 clitic?
- Language
- Linguistic Society of America
- Volume 77, Number 1, March 2001
- pp. 144-155
- 10.1353/lan.2001.0032
- Article
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A clitic occurring mainly in same-subject chaining constructions in Ingush (Northeast Caucasian) exhibits the following characteristics in terms of Klavans’s 1985 clitic typology: it is positioned with respect to the final element of its domain, before that element, and is enclitic on a preceding element. The clitic therefore provides a good example of Klavans’s Type 5 clitic, the existence of which is disputed. The search for evidence bearing on the status of the clitic also results in a more comprehensive treatment of clause chaining in Ingush than has previously been available.