Differential argument marking in Munda: Head- and dependent-marked structures
Channel: Southeast Asian Language Conferences at UH Manoa
Date: 09/06/2022

Presenters: Gregory D S Anderson, Luke Horo and Opino Gomango

Many Munda languages show patterns of differential argument marking. Individual languages also show head vs. dependent marked systems sometimes at the same time. We detail the systems of differential argument marking in roughly a dozen Munda languages and offer historical explanations for these systems as merited and possible.