On the tightrope between infinitives and action nouns
Résumé
In this paper, I study the distribution of two nominalization structures in two closely related
Amerindian languages of Mexico (Eastern Otomi and Northern Otomi). The structures
involve intransitive nominalizations depicting a customary activity performed by humans
(‘hunting’, ‘sowing’, etc.) as they appear in a complementation frame. I address the question
of whether these nominalization structures in Otomi are morphologically non-finite forms or
are just nouns. I show how a cognate structure in two close languages can be found in the
two opposing ends of a nominalization scale: in Eastern Otomi, the structure is inflectional
and should be analyzed as an intransitive infinitive, while its equivalent in Northern Otomi
should be seen as an action deverbal noun.
Domaines
Linguistique
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