To: Multiple recipients of list WELSH-L In-Reply-To: <9405230102.AA09781@husc.harvard.edu> Hello, I doubt there is an example of fronted yn because yn in general is prohibted from fronting. The reason is that yn and the prepositions/ aspect aprticles are not really the same Xo even though they are in complementary distribution. Another piece of evidence is that yn is the only aspect particle which can take bare AP's. I ahve been writing a paper on this problem if you are interested. I would appreciate any comments. Elizabeth Pyatt Dept. of Linguistics Harvard University pyatt1@husc.harvard.edu Cambridge, MA 02138 On Sat, 21 May 1994, Robin Schafer wrote: > Hello all, > > I have been reading about inversion structures in Welsh. > In verb phrase inversions the prepositional aspect > markers usually invert with the verb phrase. The exception > is `yn' which is absent from the inverted clause. > > Mae John yn palu'r ardd. John is digging in the garden. > Palu'r ardd mae John. Digging in the garden is John. > > I have read that this is an idiosyncratic fact about `yn' > and that the mutation caused by `yn' remains on the fronted > VP. Since my dictionary lists > palu `dig' > it seems there is no affect of mutation in the above example. > Could anyone tell me why this is? I thought (Lesson 4!) that > `yn' caused soft mutation, p --> b... > > Also could anyone provide me with an example where the mutation > caused by `yn' can be seen in the fronted VP? > > Thanks and > Pob hwyl, > Robin Schafer >