Morphophonemics of Nisgha Plural Formation: A Step towards Proto-Tsimshian Reconstruction
To the purely descriptive linguist the Nisghal system of plural formation appears to be of great complexity. On the other hand, a generative phonological analysis of that system, carried as far as the data will allow, recovers an underlying morphological simplicity which has often been buried under...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:929e12ff22c24b58a500dca423689a59 2023-05-15T17:23:46+02:00 Morphophonemics of Nisgha Plural Formation: A Step towards Proto-Tsimshian Reconstruction Tarpent, Marie-Lucie 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.481 https://doaj.org/article/929e12ff22c24b58a500dca423689a59 EN eng University of Kansas http://hdl.handle.net/1808/481 https://doaj.org/toc/2378-7600 2378-7600 1043-3805 doi:10.17161/KWPL.1808.481 https://doaj.org/article/929e12ff22c24b58a500dca423689a59 Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 1-29 (1983) Tsimshian language-- Morphophonemics Niska language Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 1983 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.481 2022-12-30T20:06:19Z To the purely descriptive linguist the Nisghal system of plural formation appears to be of great complexity. On the other hand, a generative phonological analysis of that system, carried as far as the data will allow, recovers an underlying morphological simplicity which has often been buried under a multiplicity of morphophonemic rules and obscured by reformation. The depth of reconstruction possible in some cases gives promising hints of the possibilities for further internal and comparative reconstruction of Proto-Interior Tsimshian (underlying Nisgha and Gitksan) and ultimately Proto-Tsimshian, leading eventually to a much surer foundation for the tracing of areal and genetic relationships between the Tsimshianic and other language families. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nisgha Niska language Tsimshian Tsimshian* Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Niska ENVELOPE(25.283,25.283,66.183,66.183) Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics |
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To the purely descriptive linguist the Nisghal system of plural formation appears to be of great complexity. On the other hand, a generative phonological analysis of that system, carried as far as the data will allow, recovers an underlying morphological simplicity which has often been buried under a multiplicity of morphophonemic rules and obscured by reformation. The depth of reconstruction possible in some cases gives promising hints of the possibilities for further internal and comparative reconstruction of Proto-Interior Tsimshian (underlying Nisgha and Gitksan) and ultimately Proto-Tsimshian, leading eventually to a much surer foundation for the tracing of areal and genetic relationships between the Tsimshianic and other language families. |
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Morphophonemics of Nisgha Plural Formation: A Step towards Proto-Tsimshian Reconstruction |
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Morphophonemics of Nisgha Plural Formation: A Step towards Proto-Tsimshian Reconstruction |
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Morphophonemics of Nisgha Plural Formation: A Step towards Proto-Tsimshian Reconstruction |
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