Featuring linguistic elicitation materials for Anishinaabemowin collected by Hope Trischuk during an in-class session with Nancy Jones on February 12, 2025. The records document an investigation into the acceptability of obviative subjects in specific verb classes (VTI, VAI, VTA) and the syntax of attitude verbs. It specifically tests five verbs: 'hope', 'want', 'regret', 'understand', and 'observe'.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the syntax of obviative subjects in Anishinaabemowin VTIs and VAIs
- Comparing Anishinaabemowin attitude verb structures against claims made in Bliss (2005)
- Evaluating the acceptability of non-sentient agents in VTA verb constructions
Strengths
- Includes expert-led acceptability judgments from a native speaker
- Targets specific verb classes including VTI, VAI, and VTA
- Tests five specific attitude verbs: hope, want, regret, understand, and observe
Limitations
- Small sample size derived from a single classroom session
- Narrow focus on obviative subjects and specific syntactic claims
- Unknown file structure and metadata formatting
Provenance
- Source
- Hope Trischuk, Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- In-class linguistic elicitation session
- Time Range
- 2025-02-12
- Freshness
- Collected in February 2025.