Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals

by Leon Stassen http://wals.info/feature/120

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  1. Adamou Says:

    I have studied a South Slavic dialect spoken in the area of Thessaloniki in Greece which presents the possibility for a zero copula for present (copula ‘be’ is required for TMA markers) unlike the other South Slavic languages and similarly to the other Slavic languages (such as Russian). I hope that this information will interest you.
    Adamou E. 2006. Le Nashta. Description d’un parler slave de Grèce en voie de disparition. München: Lincom Europa (Languages of the World/Materials 456)
    Nashta (Slavic, Adamou 2006: 65)
    (1a)taif’a gulj’ama
    family big
    ‘The family is big.’
    (1b)gulj’ama taif’a
    big family
    ‘big family…’

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