Chapter 1. Signs of prehistoric language shifts involving Unangam Tunuu (Aleut)
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Anna Berge
Abstract
Unangam Tunuu (UT) underwent several periods of prehistoric contact with neighbouring languages. However, no specific period or mechanism of contact between the Unangan and other peoples has been proposed. In this paper, my aim is to better define and date the various types of language contact and/or shift that UT appears to have undergone since its divergence from Proto-Eskaleut, including linguistic and archaeological evidence for (a) early lexical replacement, (b) language bilingualism between Na-Dene and UT, leading to shared grammatical features, and (c) late Alutiiq influence on UT and the possible replacement of UT in currently Alutiiq areas.
Abstract
Unangam Tunuu (UT) underwent several periods of prehistoric contact with neighbouring languages. However, no specific period or mechanism of contact between the Unangan and other peoples has been proposed. In this paper, my aim is to better define and date the various types of language contact and/or shift that UT appears to have undergone since its divergence from Proto-Eskaleut, including linguistic and archaeological evidence for (a) early lexical replacement, (b) language bilingualism between Na-Dene and UT, leading to shared grammatical features, and (c) late Alutiiq influence on UT and the possible replacement of UT in currently Alutiiq areas.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editors’ introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Signs of prehistoric language shifts involving Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) 8
- Chapter 2. Early compound accent in Japanese Tōkyō -type dialects 36
- Chapter 3. Phylogenetic signal in the lexicon 59
- Chapter 4. Solving Galton’s problem 74
- Chapter 5. Re-examining initial geminates 109
- Chapter 6. Recurrent change in pronouns 146
- Chapter 7. The role of geography and migration in the branching and spread of the Japonic language family 172
- Chapter 8. Iconicity principles from an evolutionary perspective 194
- Chapter 9. Modality across semantic spaces 216
- Chapter 10. Something out of nothing 240
- Chapter 11. The diachronic development of postverbal dé 得 in Chinese 260
- Chapter 12. Food, contact phenomena and reconstruction in Oriental Berber 283
- Chapter 13. A cognitive-typological perspective on the origins of causative‑applicative polysemy 330
- Index 367
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Editors’ introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Signs of prehistoric language shifts involving Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) 8
- Chapter 2. Early compound accent in Japanese Tōkyō -type dialects 36
- Chapter 3. Phylogenetic signal in the lexicon 59
- Chapter 4. Solving Galton’s problem 74
- Chapter 5. Re-examining initial geminates 109
- Chapter 6. Recurrent change in pronouns 146
- Chapter 7. The role of geography and migration in the branching and spread of the Japonic language family 172
- Chapter 8. Iconicity principles from an evolutionary perspective 194
- Chapter 9. Modality across semantic spaces 216
- Chapter 10. Something out of nothing 240
- Chapter 11. The diachronic development of postverbal dé 得 in Chinese 260
- Chapter 12. Food, contact phenomena and reconstruction in Oriental Berber 283
- Chapter 13. A cognitive-typological perspective on the origins of causative‑applicative polysemy 330
- Index 367
