Voprosy JazykoznanijaVoprosy JazykoznanijaВопросы языкознания0373-658X3034-5243The Russian Academy of Sciences65055410.31857/0373-658X.2024.5.80-96Information structure and syntax of Uralic languagesReview ArticleInteraction between grammatical phenomena and information structure in Northern MansiВзаимодействие между грамматическими явлениями и информационной структурой в северномансийском языкеZhornikDaria O.ЖорникДарья Олеговна
Russian Federation
daria.zhornik@yandex.ruInstitute of LinguisticsИнститут языкознания РАНLudwig-Maximilians-Universität in MunichМюнхенский Университет Людвига-Максимилиана011120245809631012025Copyright ©; 2024, Russian Academy of SciencesCopyright ©; 2024, Российская академия наук2024Russian Academy of SciencesРоссийская академия наукhttps://journals.eco-vector.com/0373-658X/article/view/650554

This article provides an overview of grammatical phenomena that are related to information structure in Northern Mansi, such as passive voice, object agreement, variation of participant coding in ditransitive constructions, non-possessive uses of the 3sg possessive marker, zero-reference, and discourse particles. I provide both a survey of previous research on the topic as well as present my suggestions on expanding the information-structural approach to these phenomena by considering other discourse-relevant parameters, such as the referential status and animacy of the participants, text genre, and narrative strategies.

В статье представлен обзор грамматических явлений, связанных с информационной структурой, в северномансийском языке, таких как пассивный залог, объектное согласование, вариативность кодирования участников в дитранзитивных конструкциях, дискурсивные употребления посессивного показателя 3sg, нулевая референция и дискурсивные частицы. В работе обобщаются результаты предыдущих исследований по теме, а также предлагается расширить информационно-структурный анализ указанных явлений за счет обращения к дополнительным параметрам, релевантным для структуры дискурса, включая референциальный статус и одушевленность участников, особенности жанра текста и нарративные стратегии.

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