PROF Irina Nikolaeva's Outputs (64)

Vowel Harmony in Yukaghir (2024)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I. (2024). Vowel Harmony in Yukaghir. In H. van der Hulst, & N. A. Ritter (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Vowel Harmony (832-839). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198826804.013.66

Yukaghir is a small language family comprising two closely related languages, Kolyma Yukaghir and Tundra Yukaghir, previously analyzed as dialects of one language. Both are spoken in the northeastern part of Siberia. Mainstream linguistics maintains... Read More about Vowel Harmony in Yukaghir.

Recent Contact-Induced Morphosyntactic Changes in the Lower Kolyma Region (2024)
Journal Article
Matić, D., & Nikolaeva, I. (2024). Recent Contact-Induced Morphosyntactic Changes in the Lower Kolyma Region. Journal of Language Contact, 17(1), 11-69. https://doi.org/10.1163/19552629-01701002

The paper deals with recent contact-induced changes in the grammar of two languages of the Lower Kolyma tundra, Tundra Yukaghir (TY) and Lower Kolyma Even (LKE). The morphosyntax of these languages has undergone a rather strong influence from Sakha i... Read More about Recent Contact-Induced Morphosyntactic Changes in the Lower Kolyma Region.

Possessive and non-identity relations in Turkic switch-reference (2020)
Journal Article
Barany, A., & Nikolaeva, I. (2020). Possessive and non-identity relations in Turkic switch-reference. Studies in Language, 44(3), 606-658. https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.19061.bar

This paper provides an overview of non-canonical patterns of switch-reference involving the converb in -(V)p in selected Turkic languages. This converb is usually described as a same-subject converb, but we show that it can conform to McKenzie’s (201... Read More about Possessive and non-identity relations in Turkic switch-reference.

Constructional analogy and reanalysis in possessive applicatives (2020)
Journal Article
Nikolaeva, I. (2020). Constructional analogy and reanalysis in possessive applicatives. Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 5(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.1231

Although possessors internal to an argument DP do not qualify as canonical controllers of verbal agreement, in some languages an internal possessor may be cross-referenced on an applicative verb. The aim of the paper is to propose a historical scenar... Read More about Constructional analogy and reanalysis in possessive applicatives.

Yukaghir morphology in a historical and comparative perspective (2020)
Book
Nikolaeva, I. (2020). Yukaghir morphology in a historical and comparative perspective. Lincom

This book describes the morphological system of modern Yukaghir in a historical perspective, and proposes the first ever systematic reconstruction of the main aspects of Proto‑Yukaghir inflectional morphology and the historical changes it went throug... Read More about Yukaghir morphology in a historical and comparative perspective.

On adjoined possessors (2019)
Journal Article
Barany, A., & Nikolaeva, I. (2021). On adjoined possessors. Linguistic Inquiry, 52(1), 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1162/ling_a_00370

External and internal possessors differ from each other in several properties. In contrast to internal possessors, external possessors do not form a constituent with the possessed noun and can participate in clause-level processes such as verb agreem... Read More about On adjoined possessors.

Mixed categories: The Morphosyntax of noun modification (2019)
Book
Nikolaeva, I., & Spencer, A. (2019). Mixed categories: The Morphosyntax of noun modification. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108233903

Exploring the phenomenon of 'mixed categories', this book is the first in-depth study of the way in which languages can use a noun, as opposed to an adjective, to modify another noun. It investigates noun-adjective hybrids - adjectives and adjective-... Read More about Mixed categories: The Morphosyntax of noun modification.

Possessors in switch-reference (2019)
Journal Article
Barany, A., & Nikolaeva, I. (2019). Possessors in switch-reference. Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.865

Some languages with switch-reference use same-subject markers in structures where the internal possessor of one subject corefers with another subject, but the subjects do not corefer with each other. We analyse such patterns as a type of non-canonica... Read More about Possessors in switch-reference.

Proximate Possessors (2019)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I., & Barany, A. (2019). Proximate Possessors. In A. Barany, O. Bond, & I. Nikolaeva (Eds.), Prominent Internal Possessors (228-258). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198812142.003.0008

This chapter describes possessive constructions in Tundra Nenets (Uralic) with a particular focus on the behavioural and functional properties of lexical possessors. While pronominal possessors always trigger agreement on the possessed noun, lexical... Read More about Proximate Possessors.

Towards a typology of prominent internal possessors (2019)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I., Barany, A., & Bond, O. (2019). Towards a typology of prominent internal possessors. In A. Barany, O. Bond, & I. Nikolaeva (Eds.), Prominent Internal Possessors (1-38). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198812142.003.0001

It is generally assumed that properties of the phrasal head determine the properties of a syntactic phrase as a whole. This chapter shows that some possessive constructions present a challenge to these assumptions, since in such constructions interna... Read More about Towards a typology of prominent internal possessors.

The syntax of possessor prominence in Maithili (2019)
Book Chapter
Yadava, Y., Bond, O., Nikolaeva, I., & Ritchie, T. A. F. (2019). The syntax of possessor prominence in Maithili. In A. Barany, O. Bond, & I. Nikolaeva (Eds.), Prominent Internal Possessors (39-79). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198812142.003.0002

Maithili (Indo-Aryan; India; Nepal) has a complex agreement system in which many terms and non-terms, including subjects, objects, obliques, extra-clausal ‘deictic referents’, and, crucially, possessors within any of these can potentially control agr... Read More about The syntax of possessor prominence in Maithili.

Focus as a morphosyntactic and morphosemantic feature (2019)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I. (2019). Focus as a morphosyntactic and morphosemantic feature. In M. Baerman, O. Bond, & A. Hippisley (Eds.), Morphological Perspectives. Papers in Honour of Greville G. Corbett (370-389). Edinburgh University Press

A typology of grammatical features offered in Corbett (2012) and Kibort & Corbett (2008, 2010) makes a crucial distinction between two types of interface features reflected in morphology: (i) morphosemantic features, which affect semantics but do not... Read More about Focus as a morphosyntactic and morphosemantic feature.

From polarity focus to salient polarity: From things to processes (2018)
Book Chapter
Matić, D., & Nikolaeva, I. (2018). From polarity focus to salient polarity: From things to processes. In C. Dimroth, & S. Sudhoff (Eds.), The Grammatical Realization of Polarity Contrast: Theoretical, empirical, and typological approaches (9-54). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/la.249.01mat

The paper provides arguments against the denotational approach to polarity focus (also known as Verum), which treats it as a distinct denotation contributed by the dedicated grammatical structures. It shows that the purported category of polarity foc... Read More about From polarity focus to salient polarity: From things to processes.

The Lord’s Prayer in Yukagir (2018)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I., & Ode, C. (2018). The Lord’s Prayer in Yukagir. In B. Naarden (Ed.), The fascination with inner Eurasian languages in the 17th century. Pegasus

Denominal adjectives as mixed categories (2017)
Journal Article
Spencer, A., & Nikolaeva, I. (2017). Denominal adjectives as mixed categories. Word Structure, 10(1), 79-99. https://doi.org/10.3366/word.2017.0101

The general noun-modifying clause construction in Tundra Nenets and its possible origin (2017)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I. (2017). The general noun-modifying clause construction in Tundra Nenets and its possible origin. In Y. Matsumoto, B. Comrie, & P. Sells (Eds.), Noun-Modifying Clause Constructions in Languages of Eurasia: Reshaping theoretical and geographical boundaries (147-178). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.116.01mat

Analyses of the semantics of mood (2016)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I. (2016). Analyses of the semantics of mood. In J. Nuyts, & J. van der Auwera (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Modality and Mood (68-85). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199591435.013.3

On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets (2015)
Journal Article
Nikolaeva, I. (2015). On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets. Lingua: An International Review of General Linguistics, 166, 99-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.08.006

The paper aims to enrich the database of independent time-related morphology on nouns and contribute to the discussion of its categorization by examining the so-called predestinative forms in Tundra Nenets (Uralic). The basic semantic contribution pr... Read More about On the expression of TAM on nouns: evidence from Tundra Nenets.

Reference grammars (2015)
Book Chapter
Nikolaeva, I. (2015). Reference grammars. In T. Kiss, & A. Alexiadou (Eds.), Syntax - Theory and Analysis: an International Handbook. Vol. 3 (2036-2062). De Gruyter Mouton

The endangered languages and cultures of Siberia (2015)
Digital Artefact
Nikolaeva, I., & Garrett, E. (2015). The endangered languages and cultures of Siberia. [Audio]