Comparative constructions in Tatyshly Udmurt

Julia Sinitsyna
Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract: The article studies standard marking strategies in comparative constructions in Tatyshly Udmurt (<Permic<Uralic). The standard marker ‑les' (gen2) is available not only with nominal standards, but also with postpositional phrases, some adverbs, as well as a number of non-finite verb forms. Nominal standards of comparison can be associated with the oblique objects and retain the internal case form. This corresponds to the derived-case comparatives, according to Stassen's classification. The paper also proposes an analysis of comparative constructions with clausal structure preserved, so its predicate remains the source for the internal case marking.

Keywords: syntax, comparative constructions, Udmurt

For citation: Sinitsyna J. Comparative constructions in Tatyshly Udmurt. Typology of Morphosyntactic Parameters. 2024. Vol. 7, iss. 2. Pp. 105–120. (In Rus.). doi:10.37632/PI.2024.78.83.006