Head

Definition

A head is typically discussed in reference to the head of a predicate. (Suttles, 2004, p. 329) A predicate head consists of the main information/subject of a sentence and can consist of a single word. Predicate heads can be bare roots, derived forms, inflected forms and forms with both derivational and inflectional affixes. They may also be words defined as verbs, adjectives, nouns, members of the closed set of personal words and interrogative words. (Suttles, 2004, pp. 40-42)

Examples

Example in the Skwxwu7mesh Context of Predicate Head push in a Sentence (Jacobs, 2011, p. 85)
Example in the Skwxwu7mesh Context of Predicate Head sna in a Sentence (Jacobs, 2011, p. 85)

TYPE OF PREDICATE HEAD
Bare RootDerived FormInflected FormDerived & Inflected Form
Predicate Headk̓ʷáqʷspéʔeθk̓ʷəcnéləmkʷə́xnəct
Gloss‘Get hit’‘Black bear’‘I am seen’name-base-TR
Examples in the Halkomelem Context of Possible Predicate Heads (Suttles, 2004, p. 42)

References

Jacobs, P. W. (2011). Control in Skwxwu7mesh. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of British Columbia].

Suttles, W. (2004). Musqueum reference grammar. UBC Press. SFU Student Access.