Suppletion in Tagdal

IF 0.5 3区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1075/jpcl.00063.ben

Carlos M. Benítez-Torres

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Abstract

Abstract Northern Songhay languages are known for combining Songhay and Tuareg-Berber features. Nicolai (1979) divided these languages into nomadic and sedentary sub-branches, something which Benitez-Torres and Grant (2017) confirmed, bears out very well from a grammatical standpoint. This paper explores some of the interactions between Songhay and Berber vocabulary by looking at suppletion in Tagdal, a nomadic Northern Songhay language. In Tagdal, suppletion occurs when a verb root of Songhay origin is replaced by one of Berber origin whenever a Berber derivational prefix is present. It will be demonstrated that when Tagdal was in its formative period, the prosodic features that came along with the Songhay and Berber portions of the language made it either easier or necessary to keep the two apart. The paper ends with a brief discussion of how Songhay and Berber vocabulary may have interacted during the period when Tagdal and other Northern Songhay languages were still being formed.

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补充在Tagdal

北方松海语以其结合了松海语和柏柏尔语的特点而闻名。Nicolai(1979)将这些语言分为游牧和定居的分支，Benitez-Torres和Grant(2017)证实了这一点，从语法的角度来看，这一点得到了很好的证实。本文通过考察北松海游牧语言塔格达尔语的补充，探讨了松海语和柏柏尔语之间的一些相互作用。在塔格达尔语中，当柏柏尔语衍生前缀出现时，词根的词根被柏柏尔语的词根所取代。我们将证明，当塔格达尔语处于形成时期时，随着语言的松海语和柏柏尔语部分而来的韵律特征，使得将这两种语言分开更容易或有必要。本文最后简要讨论了在塔格达尔语和其他北松海语仍在形成的时期，松海语和柏柏尔语的词汇是如何相互作用的。

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Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages Multiple-

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1.20

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28.60%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (JPCL) aims to provide a forum for the scholarly study of pidgins, creoles, and other contact language varieties, from multi-disciplinary perspectives. The journal places special emphasis on current research devoted to empirical description, theoretical issues, and the broader implications of the study of contact languages for theories of language acquisition and change, and for linguistic theory in general. The editors also encourage contributions that explore the application of linguistic research to language planning, education, and social reform, as well as studies that examine the role of contact languages in the social life and culture, including the literature, of their communities.