This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =si , =k’u and =t’u . It is argued that ... more This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =si , =k’u and =t’u . It is argued that they are all focus par-ticles, since they highlight a set of alternatives. however, each of these elements has a specific semantics: while =si is a contrastive focus marker, =k’u entails exclusion, and =t’u is an additive particle.
This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =si , =k’u and =t’u . It is argued that ... more This paper describes three clitics in purepecha, namely, =si , =k’u and =t’u . It is argued that they are all focus par-ticles, since they highlight a set of alternatives. however, each of these elements has a specific semantics: while =si is a contrastive focus marker, =k’u entails exclusion, and =t’u is an additive particle.
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