Features

62. Non-factive sentential complements: -(e)n  (v -(e)la)
Yellow: variational pattern attested
Blue: variational pattern non-attested
(2) Uste dut zurea den

Artiagoitia, Xabier. 2003. «Complementation (noun clauses)». In José Ignacio Hualde and Jon Ortiz de Urbina (eds.), A grammar of Basque. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 634-711.

Euskaltzaindia. 1999. Euskal gramatika. Lehen urratsak - V. Mendeko perpausak 1. Bilbo: Euskaltzaindia. [Reprinted in Euskaltzaindia. 1991]

Generalized pattern. Sentential non-factives complements are headed by the complementizer -(e)la.

(1) Uste dut zurea dela
think (3ABS).have.1SG.ERG yours is.ELA
‘I think it is yours.’

Variational pattern. In some varieties, sentential non-factive complements are headed by -(e)n instead of -(e)la.

(2) Uste dut zurea den
think (3ABS).have.1SG.ERG yours is.EN
‘I think it is yours.’

Chapter: Complementizer

Keywords: complementizer, embedding, non-factive sentential complements, relatives, relativizer

References:

Artiagoitia (2003), Euskaltzaindia (1999)

Artiagoitia, Xabier. 2003. «Complementation (noun clauses)». In José Ignacio Hualde and Jon Ortiz de Urbina (eds.), A grammar of Basque. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 634-711.

Euskaltzaindia. 1999. Euskal gramatika. Lehen urratsak - V. Mendeko perpausak 1. Bilbo: Euskaltzaindia. [Reprinted in Euskaltzaindia. 1991]

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BiV code
Town
Dialect
Value
Contributor
N-ari
Arizkun (Baztan)
Navarrese Basque
Yes
Pello Salaburu
N-elk
Etxaleku (Imotz)
Central Basque
Yes
Imotz
L-lar
Larresoro
Navarrese-Lapurdian Basque
Yes
Céline Mounole
N-mez
Mezkiritz (Erroibar)
Navarrese Basque
Yes
Orreaga Ibarra
NB-ora
Oragarre
Navarrese-Lapurdian Basque
Yes
Itxaro Borda
N-orb
Orbaizeta
Navarrese Basque
Yes
Iñaki Camino
Z-urd
Urdiñarbe
Zuberoan Basque
Yes
Maider Bedaxagar
A-ara
Aramaio
Western Basque
No
Txipi Ormaetxea
N-arb
Arbizu
Navarrese Basque
No
Juanjo Olasagarre
B-art
Artea
Western Basque
No
Igor Estankona
G-azp
Azpeitia
Central Basque
No
Patxi Goenaga
G-bei
Beizama
Central Basque
No
Lourdes Otaegi
G-ber
Bergara
Western Basque
No
Alexander Artzelus
G-elg
Elgoibar
Western Basque
No
Ane Odria
G-ert
Errenteria
Central Basque
No
Aritz Irurtzun
B-ger
Gernika
Western Basque
No
Alaine Barruetabeña
B-get
Getxo
Western Basque
No
Xabier Bilbao
N-goi
Goizueta
Navarrese Basque
No
Juan Jose Zubiri
G-her
Hernani
Central Basque
No
Eñaut Agirre
G-iru
Irun
Central Basque
No
Ricardo Etxepare
G-its
Itsasondo
Central Basque
No
Urtzi Etxeberria
B-lek
Lekeitio
Western Basque
No
Arantzazu Elordieta
B-loi
Loiu
Western Basque
No
Oihana Astobieta
B-mab
Mallabia
Western Basque
No
Koldo Zuazo
B-mun
Mungia
Western Basque
No
Miren Ibarluzea
B-otx
Otxandio
Western Basque
No
Xabier Burgete
N-urd
Urdiain
Navarrese Basque
No
Iñigo Urrestarazu
L-zib
Ziburu
Navarrese-Lapurdian Basque
No
Maitena Duhalde

ABL: ablative

ABS: absolutive

ABSERG: absolutive in Ergative Displacement context

ALL: allative

ALLO: allocutive

APPL: applicative

BN: bounded

CAUS: causative

COMP: complementizer

DAT: dative

DD: dative displacement

DEST: destinative

ED: Ergative Displacement

ERG: ergative

FAM: familiar

F: feminine

GEN: genitive

IPFV: imperfective

INE: inessive

INS: instrumental

M: masculine

MOD: mood

NMLZ: nominalizer

NONFAM: non-familiar (2nd person)

NP: noun phrase

PTCP: participle

PST: past

PL: plural

POST: postposition

PROG: progressive

PROS: prospective

PRTV: partitive

REL: relational postposition

RES: resultative

SG: singular

SOC: sociative

TERM: terminative

UNBN : unbounded

The abbreviations in this database follow the Leipzig Glossing Rules.