The Nominal Possessive Constructions in the Lawa Variety of Bulang
According to word order and possessive markers,the nominal possessive constructions in the Lawa variety of Bulang consist of three types,viz.one with an unmarked postposited possessor,another with a marked postposited possessor and still another with a marked preposited possessor,displaying the coexistence of the two word orders respectively with a preposited possessor and a postposited possessor,and the coexistence of the unmarked construction and the marked construction.Based on the comparison with nominal possessive constructions in other Austroasiatic languages,the author proposes that the unmarked construction is the original type while the marked construction results from the interaction between internal linguistic mechanisms and external language contact.
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