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Laryngeal Licensing And Syllable Well-Formedness In Quiegolani Zapotec, Cheryl A. Black
Laryngeal Licensing And Syllable Well-Formedness In Quiegolani Zapotec, Cheryl A. Black
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
A number of the complex onset clusters allowed in Quiegolani Zapotec do not follow the Sonority Sequencing Generalization (Greenberg 1978, Selkirk 1984, etc). The distribution of the laryngeal features likewise does not follow the Laryngeal Constraint (Lombardi 1991, 1995a). These recalcitrant facts are analyzed here via a combination of language-specific rules and universal constraints ordered within a constraint hierarchy, which operates within a derivational phonology.
A Grammar Sketch Of The Kaki Ae Language, John M. Clifton
A Grammar Sketch Of The Kaki Ae Language, John M. Clifton
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
Kaki Ae is a non-Austronesian language spoken by approximately 300 people on the south coast of Papua New Guinea. It is at best distantly related to any other language in Papua New Guinea. This paper presents a brief grammar sketch of the language, including discussion of the phonology, sentences, phrases, words, and morpheme categories. Three appendices include a Kaki Ae to English Lexicon, an English to Kaki Ae word finder list, and seven short texts.
Pronouns In Mexican Sign Language, Marilyn Plumlee
Pronouns In Mexican Sign Language, Marilyn Plumlee
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
Pronouns in Mexican Sign Language (MSL) can be divided into two distinct classes: the manual pronouns, formed by configurations and movements of the hand, and the non-manual pronouns, formed by means of eye movements and body shifts which carry linguistic content. Within each class, several types of pronouns are found. This paper discusses the morphology of various types within each class and provides examples which illustrate their use in MSL discourse.
MSL speakers constitute a linguistic minority who are in frequent contact with a majority group using Spanish, the language of higher prestige in the society at large. An additional …
Madija Predicates, Pamela S. Wright
Madija Predicates, Pamela S. Wright
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
This article examines several previously-unexplained aspects of verbal morphology and syntax in Madija, an Arauan language spoken in Peru and Brazil. These include the distribution of an auxiliary verb which occurs with some predicates but not with others, the factors determining the choice among three different affixes marking third person agreement, and three different affixes indicating a plural subject.
Using the framework of Relational Grammar, a unified analysis of Madija predicate classes and verbal morphology can be given. This provides further evidence for such proposals as the Unaccusative Hypothesis, Postal's proposed analysis for antipassive, the analysis of impersonal constructions as …
Index To Volumes 18-38 (1974-1994), Stephen A. Marlett, J. Albert Bickford
Index To Volumes 18-38 (1974-1994), Stephen A. Marlett, J. Albert Bickford
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
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Front Matter For Sil-Und Work Papers Vol. 39 (1995)
Front Matter For Sil-Und Work Papers Vol. 39 (1995)
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session
No abstract provided.