Convergence in word structure: revisiting agglutinative noun inflection in Cappadocian Greek
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01/05/2016
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Resumo |
Cappadocian Greek is reported to display agglutinative inflection in its nominal system, namely, mono-exponential formatives for the marking of case and number, and NOM.SG-looking forms as the morphemic units to which inflection applies. Previous scholarship has interpreted these developments as indicating a shift in morphological type from fusion to agglutination, brought about by contact with Turkish. This study takes issue with these conclusions. By casting a wider net over the inflectional system of the language, it shows that, of the two types of agglutinative formations identified, only one evidences a radical departure from the inherited structural properties of Cappadocian noun inflection. The other, on the contrary, represents a typologically more conservative innovation. The study presents evidence that a combination of system-internal and -external motivations triggered the development of both types, it describes the mechanisms through which the innovation was implemented, and discusses the factors that favoured change. |
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application/pdf |
Identificador |
Karatsareas, P. (2016) Convergence in word structure: revisiting agglutinative noun inflection in Cappadocian Greek. Diachronica, 33 (1). pp. 31-66. ISSN 0176-4225 |
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en |
Publicador |
John Benjamins Publishing Co. |
Relação |
http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/16466/ https://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dia.33.1.02kar 10.1075/dia.33.1.02kar |
Palavras-Chave | #Social Sciences and Humanities |
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Article PeerReviewed |