Latvian Indeterminate Pronoun Paradigm #
@cite{haspelmath-1997} @cite{kratzer-shimoyama-2002}
Latvian exhibits a morphologically transparent indeterminate system with three productive prefixes that mark operator association (p. 277 of @cite{haspelmath-1997}, cited in §1 of @cite{kratzer-shimoyama-2002}):
- kaut- series: existential (∃)
- ne- series: negative polarity (direct negation scope)
- jeb- series: free choice / indirect negation / comparatives
Each prefix attaches to the same set of wh-interrogative bases (kas 'who/what', kur 'where', kad 'when', ka 'how', kads/kurs 'which'), making Latvian a selective system in the sense of @cite{kratzer-shimoyama-2002}: the morphological prefix determines the operator, unlike Japanese where a single base (dare) combines with different particles.
Diacritics omitted following @cite{kratzer-shimoyama-2002}.
A row in a cross-linguistic indeterminate paradigm table. Each row represents one semantic domain (person, thing, place, ...) with forms for the interrogative and each operator-series.
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.instBEqIndeterminateSeriesEntry.beq x✝¹ x✝ = false
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.person = { domain := "person", interrogative := "kas", existential := "kaut kas, kads", negPolarity := "ne-viens", freeChoice := "jeb-kads" }
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.thing = { domain := "thing", interrogative := "kas", existential := "kaut kas", negPolarity := "ne-kas", freeChoice := "jeb-kas" }
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.place = { domain := "place", interrogative := "kur", existential := "kaut kur", negPolarity := "ne-kur", freeChoice := "jeb-kur" }
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.time = { domain := "time", interrogative := "kad", existential := "kaut kad", negPolarity := "ne-kad", freeChoice := "jeb-kad" }
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- Fragments.Latvian.IndeterminatePronouns.manner = { domain := "manner", interrogative := "ka", existential := "kaut ka", negPolarity := "ne-ka", freeChoice := "jeb-ka" }
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The full 6-row Latvian paradigm.
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Each ne-series form uses the common prefix "ne-".
Each jeb-series form uses the common prefix "jeb-".
Each kaut-series form uses the common prefix "kaut ".