Chuj modal indefinites

Lexical entries for Chuj yalnhej ([AOR24]) and komon ([AOR21]). The flavor a yalnhej DP contributes depends on its structural position and the predicate's volitionality ([AOR24], §3.4): as an external argument it contributes epistemic modality only; as an internal argument or adjunct of a volitional predicate it contributes either epistemic or random-choice modality. The derivation lives in Studies/AlonsoOvalleRoyer2024.lean.

def Chuj.ModalIndefinites.yalnhej : ModalIndefinite

yalnhej: number-neutral, at-issue, epistemic or random choice, not upper-bounded, projecting from any anchor ([AOR24], §3.1, §4.2).

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def Chuj.ModalIndefinites.komon : ModalIndefinite

komon: a modal modifier conveying random-choice modality, never epistemic ([AOR21]); the unremarkable reading holds of NP-komon only ([AOR24], §5). upperBounded, numberNeutral, and anchorConstraint are inapplicable — komon DPs are headed by the indefinite jun, and komon fits neither anchor constraint (never epistemic, yet fine with non-volitional predicates).

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def Chuj.ModalIndefinites.paradigm : List ModalIndefinite

The Chuj entries; [AOR21] analyzes komon as a modal modifier rather than a determiner.

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• Chuj.ModalIndefinites.paradigm = [Chuj.ModalIndefinites.yalnhej, Chuj.ModalIndefinites.komon]