Exceptives in Hill Mari and Moksha Mordvin

This paper deals with the syntax of exceptive constructions in Hill Mari and Moksha Mordvin. In Hill Mari the semantics of exception is conveyed by the construction 'gə̈c pasna' <EL separate>. In Moksha Mordvin it is conveyed by the construction '-də baška' <-ABL except>. In both languages exceptives can be adjacent to the quantifier phrase, forming a constituent (Connected Exceptive, CE) and at the periphery of the clause (Free Exceptive, FE). I claim that Hill Mari and Moksha Mordvin FEs are derived from CEs, since unreduced exceptive clauses and multiple exceptions are impossible, and the exception must be a NP.