Abstract
This paper presents a morpho-syntactic analysis of the realization patterns of negation suppletion -malta, which vary depending on the meanings of -ulkel, an ending ambiguous between expressing regret and conjecture. It argues that the occurrence of the negation suppletion form is conditioned by deontic modality within a local C-command relation. Consequently, -ulkel with a regretful meaning is linked to deontic modality, while -ulkel with a conjectural meaning corresponds to epistemic modality. In addition, it claims that -ulkel, depending on the two interpretations, occupies distinct syntactic positions, thereby leading to their contrasting grammatical properties.
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