UYGHUR
SUMMARY
In Uyghur, converbs in -(V)p and -y head non-finite syntactically subordinate clauses and their subject generally corefers with the subject of the superordinate clause, i.e. they are same-subject converbs (SS-converbs). Part-whole relations between the subject of the converbial clause and the subject of the superordinate clause also license the converb in -(V)p. Possession is overtly coded on the possessed subject.
See also Altai, Bashkir, Forest Enets, Karaim, Khalkha Mongolian, Khanty (Eastern), Khanty (Northern), Kirghiz, Old Turkic, Shor, Tundra Enets, Tundra Nenets, Turkish, Tuvan (Altai), Tuvan (Jungar), Tuvan (Todža), Udmurt, Uzbek, Yukaghir (Kolyma), Yukaghir (Tundra).
LANGUAGE PROFILE
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF PIPS
- Possessors internal to phrase cannot be demoted to an oblique or promoted to subject independently of the possessed entity that heads their phrase.
- Possessor has adnominal genitive case-marking, indicating dependency within the noun phrase.
- Prominent possessors appear to occupy the same syntactic position as other possessors within the NP.
- Possession is also marked directly on the possessed noun, which indexes the person and number of the possessor.
KEY SOURCES
Friederich, Michael. 2012. Uyghurisch Lehrbuch. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag.
de Jong, Frederick. 2007. A grammar of Modern Uyghur. Utrecht: Houtsma.
