Differential Object Marking (DOM) is a linguistic phenomenon where certain types of direct objects are marked differently from others. The chapter investigates animacy-driven DOM in Balkan languages and dialects.
Translated title of the contributionДифференцированное маркирование объекта: Одушевленный прямой объект
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Balkan Linguistic Area: Mapping Variation and Contact
EditorsEvangelia Adamou, Andrey N. Sobolev
Place of PublicationBerlin; Boston
PublisherDe Gruyter
Chapter58
Pages288-292
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-11-138993-6, 978-3-11-139024-6
ISBN (Print)978-3-11-138976-9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026

    Research areas

  • Balkan languages, animacy, differential object marking, nominal phrases

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