Differential object marking in Shughni

Daria Chistiakova
HSE University

Abstract: Many Iranian languages have developed differential object marking (DOM). Since many languages have lost case inflection, special markers were used to mark a direct object. In different Iranian languages, DOM may depend on different factors: specificity hierarchy; tense and aspect or information structure [Windfuhr 2009: 33; Bossong 1985]. In Shughni special marking of an object occurs irregularly, in addition, due to the lack of a written tradition, there is a high variability among native speakers. The purpose of this study is to describe the factors influencing the special marking of an object in Shughni.

Keywords: differential object marking, Shughni, transitivity, specificity hierarchy, animacy

For citation: Chistiakova D. Differential object marking in Shughni. Typo­logy of Morphosyntactic Parameters. 2022. Vol. 5, iss. 2. Pp. 84–100. (In Rus.)