Phylogenetic analyses for the origin of sortal classifiers in Mongolic, Tungusic, and Turkic languages

IF 0.1 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Concentric-Studies in Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI:10.1075/consl.00031.her

Marc Allassonnière-Tang, Zhong-Liang Gao, Shen-An Chen, One-Soon Her

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Abstract

Abstract Numeral classifiers are one of the most common types of nominal classification systems. Their geographical distribution worldwide is concentrated in Asia, which infers a scheme of diffusion from a linguistic innovation. This study investigates the origin of classifier systems in the Mongolic, Tungusic, and Turkic languages in the Altaic region with a phylogenetic analysis based on data from 55 languages. The Single Origin Hypothesis suggests that Sinitic is the most probable original source of classifier systems found in Asia ( Her & Li 2023 ). Under this hypothesis, classifiers are unlikely to be an indigenous feature of the Altaic region, and indeed their phylogenetic signal turns out to be weak. We also conduct a qualitative analysis on the classifier inventory of the studied languages to assess the robustness of phylogenetic methods. The results also indicate that classifiers are most likely a borrowed feature in the Mongolic, Tungusic, and Turkic languages.

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蒙古语、通古斯语和突厥语中分类词起源的系统发育分析

数词分类器是名词分类系统中最常见的一种。它们在世界范围内的地理分布集中在亚洲，这从语言创新中推断出一种传播方案。本研究基于55种语言的系统发育分析，对阿尔泰地区蒙古语、通古斯语和突厥语分类系统的起源进行了研究。单一起源假说认为，在亚洲发现的分类系统最可能的原始来源是汉语(Her &李2023)。在这一假设下，分类器不太可能是阿尔泰地区的本土特征，而且它们的系统发育信号确实很弱。我们还对所研究语言的分类器目录进行了定性分析，以评估系统发育方法的稳健性。结果还表明，分类器很可能是蒙古语、通古斯语和突厥语中借来的特征。

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Concentric-Studies in Linguistics LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： Concentric: Studies in Linguistics is a refereed, biannual journal, publishing research articles on all aspects of linguistic studies on the languages in the Asia-Pacific region. Review articles and book reviews with solid argumentation are also considered. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC), Airiti Library (AL), Taiwan Citation Index-Humanities and Social Sciences, and Taiwan Humanities Citation Index(THCI)-Level 1. First published in 1964 under the title,The Concentric, the journal aimed to promote academic research in the fields of linguistics and English literature, and to provide an avenue for researchers to share results of their investigations with other researchers and practitioners. Later in 1976, the journal was renamed as Studies in English Literature and Linguistics, and in 2001 was further renamed as Concentric: Studies in English Literature and Linguistics. As the quantity of research in the fields of theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, and English literature has increased greatly in recent years, the journal has evolved into two publications. Beginning in 2004, these two journals have been published under the titles Concentric: Studies in Linguistics and Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies respectively.