Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse
Abstract The accounts of the La Recherche expedition (1st voyage, 1835–2nd voyage, 1836) include two Greenlandic wordlists that offer the opportunity to catch a glimpse (one admittedly small) of the local lect of Paamiut. The comparison with contemporary dialectological descriptions allows for inter...
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crbrillap:10.1163/25898833-20230043 2024-03-03T08:45:00+00:00 Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse de la Fuente, José Andrés Alonso 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25898833-20230043 https://brill.com/view/journals/jeal/5/2/article-p161_1.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jeal/5/2/article-p161_1.xml unknown Brill International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics volume 5, issue 2, page 161-182 ISSN 2589-8825 2589-8833 journal-article 2023 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/25898833-20230043 2024-02-07T10:53:01Z Abstract The accounts of the La Recherche expedition (1st voyage, 1835–2nd voyage, 1836) include two Greenlandic wordlists that offer the opportunity to catch a glimpse (one admittedly small) of the local lect of Paamiut. The comparison with contemporary dialectological descriptions allows for interesting conclusions about the linguistic history of this region on the southwest coast of Greenland. Of the four diagnostic features traditionally ascribed to Paamiut Greenlandic, that is, (1) i- effect, (2) retention of the /s/ vs /ʂ/ opposition, (3) shortening of geminates in sequences of the type VVCCV ( V ), and (4) a kind of “vowel harmony” whereby /ua/ > /awa/ & /ui/ > /iwi/, the wordlists confirm fully (1) and partially (2). There is inconclusive evidence for (3) and no trace of (4) whatsoever. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland greenlandic Paamiut Brill Greenland Paamiut ENVELOPE(-49.668,-49.668,61.994,61.994) International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics 5 2 161 182 |
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Abstract The accounts of the La Recherche expedition (1st voyage, 1835–2nd voyage, 1836) include two Greenlandic wordlists that offer the opportunity to catch a glimpse (one admittedly small) of the local lect of Paamiut. The comparison with contemporary dialectological descriptions allows for interesting conclusions about the linguistic history of this region on the southwest coast of Greenland. Of the four diagnostic features traditionally ascribed to Paamiut Greenlandic, that is, (1) i- effect, (2) retention of the /s/ vs /ʂ/ opposition, (3) shortening of geminates in sequences of the type VVCCV ( V ), and (4) a kind of “vowel harmony” whereby /ua/ > /awa/ & /ui/ > /iwi/, the wordlists confirm fully (1) and partially (2). There is inconclusive evidence for (3) and no trace of (4) whatsoever. |
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de la Fuente, José Andrés Alonso Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Greenlandic in 1836: a Small Glimpse |
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paamiut (frederikshåb) greenlandic in 1836: a small glimpse |
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