Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano
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Carl Rubino
Abstract
This paper will report on a corpus-based study of the use of the numeral classifier bilug (bilog) in Zamboangueño Chavacano (ZAM). Since bilug was borrowed as a numeral classifier from a neighboring indigenous Austronesian language Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), it is not present in other Ibero-Asian Creoles that do not share a Visayan substrate. I will offer a synchronic snapshot of the use of bilug in both Hiligaynon and ZAM, showing that it has semantically evolved over time to disregard previous shape and animacy constraints. I will then introduce the Spanish equivalent, pedaso, which may be in the process of grammaticizing to take on the role of a second, more restricted numeral classifier in ZAM.
Abstract
This paper will report on a corpus-based study of the use of the numeral classifier bilug (bilog) in Zamboangueño Chavacano (ZAM). Since bilug was borrowed as a numeral classifier from a neighboring indigenous Austronesian language Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), it is not present in other Ibero-Asian Creoles that do not share a Visayan substrate. I will offer a synchronic snapshot of the use of bilug in both Hiligaynon and ZAM, showing that it has semantically evolved over time to disregard previous shape and animacy constraints. I will then introduce the Spanish equivalent, pedaso, which may be in the process of grammaticizing to take on the role of a second, more restricted numeral classifier in ZAM.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- Notes on the phonology and lexicon of some Indo-Portuguese creoles 15
- A closer look at the post-nominal genitive in Asian Creole Portuguese 47
- Luso-Asian comparatives in comparison 81
- Measuring substrate influence 125
- Indefinite terms in Ibero-Asian Creoles 149
- Maskin, maski, masque… in the Spanish and Portuguese creoles of Asia 181
- Nenang, nino, nem não, ni no 205
- Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano 239
- Portuguese pidgin and Chinese Pidgin English in the Canton trade 263
- Traces of superstrate verb inflection in Makista and other Asian-Portuguese creoles 289
- Mindanao Chabacano and other ‘mixed creoles’ 327
- Language index 365
- Location index 369
- General index 371
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- Notes on the phonology and lexicon of some Indo-Portuguese creoles 15
- A closer look at the post-nominal genitive in Asian Creole Portuguese 47
- Luso-Asian comparatives in comparison 81
- Measuring substrate influence 125
- Indefinite terms in Ibero-Asian Creoles 149
- Maskin, maski, masque… in the Spanish and Portuguese creoles of Asia 181
- Nenang, nino, nem não, ni no 205
- Bilug in Zamboangueño Chavacano 239
- Portuguese pidgin and Chinese Pidgin English in the Canton trade 263
- Traces of superstrate verb inflection in Makista and other Asian-Portuguese creoles 289
- Mindanao Chabacano and other ‘mixed creoles’ 327
- Language index 365
- Location index 369
- General index 371
