Intonation in Warlpiri auxiliary and complex verbs

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Intonation in Warlpiri auxiliary and complex verbs

• Jeff Chapman
• University of Queensland
• OzPhon Workshop, 3 Dec 2007

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Auxiliary

• Complementizer kuja, kaji, kapi (modal and
  temporal contrasts)
• Auxiliary base ka, lpa (aspectual meanings)
• Pronominals
• Often second position
• Can occur initially

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Auxiliary

• Wirriji-lki karnarla jangkardu
  kardu-ma-ni
• Hairstring-CS PRES1sg.s3dat against
  make-CAUS-PAST

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Complementizers - yi
Kuyu-ku-purda, wirlinyi yirna ya-ni
Meat-DAT-think, hunting COMP1sg.s go-NPAST
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Complementizers more yi
Yarnunjuku yirna ya-ni,
yirnaju kuyu paka-rni Hungry
COMP1sg.s go-NPAST, COMP1sg.s1sg.o meat
strike-NPAST
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Complementizers - kaji
Nyanungu-rlu kajili ngula-yijala
yinyi 3rd Pers-ERG COMP3.pl that-also give
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Complex Verbs
Outer preverbs quantificational, adverbial,
dative adjunct Before or after verb 40 preverb
occurrences ( 4 unclear)
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Same intonation contour (PV-V)
pina Ngula-jangka-ju pinarni ya-nu
ngarrka-ngka-rla-yijala-ju That-source-TOP
backhither go-NPAST initiation
party-LOC-LOC-also-TOP
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Separate intonation contour (X PV) (PV V)
warru Wirlinyi warru jurduly-wanti-mi-rna Hunting
around turn around-NPAST-1sg.s
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Separate intonation contour (X PV) (PV V)
warru Wirlinyi warru jurduly-wanti-mi-rna Hunting
around turn around-NPAST-1sg.s
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Patterns of verbs (PV V) Warru pakarni (75)
(X PV V)Wirlinyi warru wapa 5.5 (PV) (V)
warru pakarnu (5.5) (X PV) (PV V)Wirlinyi
warru jurduly-wantimirna 14 Preverbs will
be included in the intonational domain of the
verb, unless gt 1 preverb Pirri yanu
jarnkujarnkuyijala Warru pina warru
pakarni Then join to the previous word a
preverb on its own is not a phonological word
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More than 1 preverb warru pina warru
pakarni around back around strike,