Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia
This paper investigates the linguistic expression of number in seven languages from Western and Central Siberia. In a first step the number system of each language is described in detail, and afterwards the most relevant convergences and divergences of the languages are dealt with. Three particularl...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:8233724 2023-09-05T13:20:49+02:00 Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia Chris Lasse Däbritz 2021-12-31 https://zenodo.org/record/8233724 https://doi.org/10.33339/fuf.97288 unknown https://zenodo.org/record/8233724 https://doi.org/10.33339/fuf.97288 oai:zenodo.org:8233724 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 66 85-138 info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article 2021 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.33339/fuf.97288 2023-08-15T22:59:26Z This paper investigates the linguistic expression of number in seven languages from Western and Central Siberia. In a first step the number system of each language is described in detail, and afterwards the most relevant convergences and divergences of the languages are dealt with. Three particularly interesting phenomena are discussed in more detail: First, it is shown that the concept of general number, denoting noun forms underspecified for number, is able to account for a range of related phenomena (unmarked noun forms after numerals, nouns denoting paired objects). Second, singulatives in Selkup, Ket and partly Eastern Khanty are analyzed, whereby it is argued that their similar morphosyntactic and grammaticalization patterns allow for analyzing them as a contact phenomenon. Third, two splits on the animacy hierarchy between the first and second person in Dolgan as well as Chulym Turkic are presented. Finally, the results are evaluated against a broader areal-typological background, whereby it is shown that the category of number does not support any larger areal groupings within Western and Central Siberia, but that the analyzed languages rather adhere to patterns of number marking present all over Northern Eurasia. Article in Journal/Newspaper khanty Selkup Siberia Zenodo Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 66 |
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This paper investigates the linguistic expression of number in seven languages from Western and Central Siberia. In a first step the number system of each language is described in detail, and afterwards the most relevant convergences and divergences of the languages are dealt with. Three particularly interesting phenomena are discussed in more detail: First, it is shown that the concept of general number, denoting noun forms underspecified for number, is able to account for a range of related phenomena (unmarked noun forms after numerals, nouns denoting paired objects). Second, singulatives in Selkup, Ket and partly Eastern Khanty are analyzed, whereby it is argued that their similar morphosyntactic and grammaticalization patterns allow for analyzing them as a contact phenomenon. Third, two splits on the animacy hierarchy between the first and second person in Dolgan as well as Chulym Turkic are presented. Finally, the results are evaluated against a broader areal-typological background, whereby it is shown that the category of number does not support any larger areal groupings within Western and Central Siberia, but that the analyzed languages rather adhere to patterns of number marking present all over Northern Eurasia. |
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Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia |
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Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia |
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Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia |
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Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia |
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Typology of number systems in languages of Western and Central Siberia |
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typology of number systems in languages of western and central siberia |
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