Case and Case Marking in Vafsi

Document Type : Research original ,Regular Article

Authors
Mahinnaz Mirdehghan 1
Saeedreza Yusefi 2
1 Assistant Professor Linguistics Shahid Beheshti University
2 M.A. Linguistics Shahid Beheshti University
Abstract
Fourteen grammatical cases can be detected in Vafsi. These cases are marked by means of different types of strategies. These strategies are: 1. using morphemes in the form of suffixes, 2. using ppositions, 3. using clitics, 4. using word order, and 5. using suprasegmental features. Ergative, accusative, object of adposition, dative and genitive cases in Vafsi are marked using the portmanteau morphemes mentioned in the Table No.3. Ablative, comitative/ associative, dative, locative, allative and instrumental cases are marked using word order and the sentence structure. Only the vocative case is marked using the suprasegmental feature of the rising tone. Summary of Vafsi cases are classified in Table No. 4.
Keywords
Vafsi case
case marking
portmanteau morpheme
word order
suprasegmental feature in case marking
relator
dative
ablative
comitative/ associative
locative
allative
instrumental
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Language Studies
Volume 3, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
September 2013
Pages 85-105

  • Receive Date 28 February 2012
  • Revise Date 17 March 2013
  • Accept Date 24 May 2012