ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates how the E-possessive (i.e., the possessive that is an Existential sentence with possessor Extraction) discussed in Chapter 3 and shown below in (1) relates to the locative in (2). In so doing, I will propose the structure for the locative 32 and elaborate on the analysis of the E-possessive. https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
E-possessive
a.
Taro ni gaaruhurendo ga i-ru
Taro Dat girlfriend Nom be-Pres
‘Taro has a girlfriend.’
b.
teeburu ni asi ga ar-u
table Dat leg Nom be-Pres
‘The table has legs.’
https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">Locative
a.
heya ni otoko ga i-ru
room in man Nom be-Pres
‘There is a man in the room.’
‘The/A man is in the room.’
b.
teeburu ni hon ga ar-u
table in book Nom be-Pres
‘There are books on the table.’
‘(The) books are on the table.’
