There Must Be 50 Ways to Say âAnotherâ

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This chapter focuses on the expression of non-identity in Unangam Tunuu (Aleut). The conflation of non-identity and additive meanings is not uncommon across languages, and may arise from the inherently relational properties of constructions in which two or more entities or events are contrasted, one of which may be expressed anaphorically rather than overtly. Conflation is not universal, however. In Unangam Tunuu, there are a number of lexical expressions of non-identity, differentiated based on set membership or lack thereof in different types of sets. For example, there is a set of unspecified numbers of members (agiit- âtogether withâ = âanother member of the setâ), a binary set (anga- âmember of a pairâ = âthe other member of the pairâ), a set of one (inaqa- âselfâ vs. itxa- âsomeone other than myselfâ), or no set specified (uglag- âotherâ). The type of set determines the allowable constructions with each term meaning âother.â Thus, terms that express âothernessâ within a set consisting of two or more are susceptible to being conflated with an additive meaning; those from other types of set are not. Additive meaning, however, is preferentially expressed via verbal derivation, and most derivational affixes are not specifically additive in meaning, in the sense that they refer to an additional entity. Instead, they allow the expression of single or multiple additive actions, frequentative, repetitive, or habitual actions, and sequential or group action.

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Other: Ambiguity, Constraints, and Change

Series:Â Syntax and Semantics, Volume: 45

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Print Publication Date:: 13 Nov 2025

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