Structural parallels between universal quantification and adverbial clauses in Karitiana

Abstract

This paper argues that universal quantification in Karitiana is obtained through the modification of the noun phrase by an adverbial clause. The structure of this clause includes a copular verb and a subordinator tyym, also used in temporal adverbial clauses. When the adverbial clause appears in sentence-initial position, it has, additionally, to include a pronoun to indicate co-reference with either a subject or a non-subject argument in the main clause. In this case, we consider that the adverbial clauses act as modifiers of the main clause.