Karachay-Balkar converb clauses

Abstract

This study investigates the internal and external syntax of {-(I)b) converb clauses in the Karachay-Balkar variety spoken in Konya, Turkey. It proposes that (i) converb clauses with {-(1)b) do not form a homogeneous group, (ii) the different and same-subject {-(I)b) con- verbs are not reduced and can include CP-level projections, (iii) the external syntax of the converbs differs, and converbs can attach at the CP, TP, or VP level, (iv) verb forms in {-(I)b), as predicates in finite clauses, express postterminality, and resultatives.