Rara #114

Legacy number: 114

 Number  114
 Phenomenon  stem suppletion of the verb 'say' determined by the person of the addressee
 Found in  some Oto-Manguean lgs
 Domain  morphology: inflection — suppletion
 Type  rarissimum
 Keywords  verb, indirect object
 Source  Smith Stark, Thomas C. (forthcoming). Supletivismo según la persona del receptor en el verbo 'dar' de algunas lenguas otomangues. Caravelle 76.
 Violates  none

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Discussion
Notes
Stem suppletion of the verb ?give? determined by the person of the recipient, though once believed rare, along with any verbal suppletion by person, is shown in Comrie 2001 to be rather widespread. Most common appears to be suppletion by 1st and 2nd vs. 3rd person; less common by 1st vs. 2nd and 3rd person. What Comrie did not find attested is suppletion of ?give? by 2nd vs. 1st and 3rd person of the recipient. Comrie, Bernard (2001). Recipient person suppletion in the verb ?give?. In: Memorial volume for Kenneth L. Pike. (Paper at ALT iv.)
Comment
Frans Plank · 21 Sep 2006
Stem suppletion of the verb 'give' determined by the person of the recipient, though once believed rare, along with any verbal suppletion by person, is shown in Comrie 2001 to be rather widespread. Most common appears to be suppletion by 1st and 2nd vs. 3rd person; less common by 1st vs. 2nd and 3rd person. What Comrie did not find attested is suppletion of 'give' by 2nd vs. 1st and 3rd person of the recipient.

Comrie, Bernard (2001). Recipient person suppletion in the verb 'give'. In: Memorial volume for Kenneth L. Pike. (Paper at ALT iv.)