Marking of deontic modality in paresi

Authors

  • Núbia Ferreira Rech Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Ana Paula Brandão Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2018v15n1p2816

Abstract

In this article, we present a description and analysis of the maika particle in Paresi, an indigenous language spoken by approximately 3000 people in the state of Mato Grosso. Our research was based on data taken from texts or given by consultants who were Paresi native speakers. Our theoretical framework consisted on the studies of Brennan (1993), Hacquard (2006, 2010), Palmer (1986), von Fintel (2006), Pires de Oliveira and Rech (2016) and Rech and Varaschin (2017, forthcoming). We found out Paresi presents distinct markers for deontic and epistemic modalities. These are expressed through the particles: maika and kala, respectively. Our analysis, still in an initial stage, indicates maika corresponds to a particle that indicates ought-to-be deontic modality, when it occurs with the second person; and ought-to-do, when it occurs with the third person.

Author Biographies

Núbia Ferreira Rech, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professora da Pos graduacao em Linguistica e do Departamento de Língua e Literatura Vernáculas da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e líder do grupo de pesquisa Teoria da Gramática e o Português Brasileiro. Tem experiência na área de Linguística, com ênfase em Teoria e Análise Linguística, investigando principalmente os seguintes temas: aspecto e modalidade.

Ana Paula Brandão, Universidade Federal do Pará

Professora do Instituto de Letras e Comunicacão da Universidade Federal do Pará. Lider do Grupo de Pesquisa Documentacão e Descricão de Línguas Indígenas (DODELIN).

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2018-04-09

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