Language contact, borrowing and codeswitching
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Stefano Manfredi
Abstract
Within the larger rubric of language contact we will analyze in this chapter the two phenomena of lexical borrowing and codeswitching as represented in the languages of the CorpAfroAs database. After establishing a theoretical background concerning the difficult distinction between borrowing and codeswitching (§ 1), the study analyzes the semantic, phonological and morphological integration of lexical borrowings in different languages of the corpus (§ 2). The core of the paper (§ 3) focuses on the relation between morphosyntactic and prosodic constraints of codeswitching in CorpAfroAs. Finally, the study argues (§ 4) that, even though syntactic constituency admittedly tells us a great deal about the types of boundaries where speakers are likely to codeswitch, prosodic segmentation plays a pivotal role in the definition of codeswitching. Furthermore, we will show that variation in intonation contours provides a good litmus test for telling the two phenomena of borrowing and codeswitching apart.
Abstract
Within the larger rubric of language contact we will analyze in this chapter the two phenomena of lexical borrowing and codeswitching as represented in the languages of the CorpAfroAs database. After establishing a theoretical background concerning the difficult distinction between borrowing and codeswitching (§ 1), the study analyzes the semantic, phonological and morphological integration of lexical borrowings in different languages of the corpus (§ 2). The core of the paper (§ 3) focuses on the relation between morphosyntactic and prosodic constraints of codeswitching in CorpAfroAs. Finally, the study argues (§ 4) that, even though syntactic constituency admittedly tells us a great deal about the types of boundaries where speakers are likely to codeswitch, prosodic segmentation plays a pivotal role in the definition of codeswitching. Furthermore, we will show that variation in intonation contours provides a good litmus test for telling the two phenomena of borrowing and codeswitching apart.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
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Part 1: Phonetics, phonology and prosody
- Representation of speech in CorpAfroAs 13
- Tone and intonation 43
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Part 2: Interfacing prosody, information structure and syntax
- The intonation of topic and focus 63
- Quotative constructions and prosody in some Afroasiatic languages 117
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Part 3: Cross-linguistic comparability
- Glossing in Semitic languages 173
- From the Leipzig Glossing Rules to the GE and RX lines 207
- Cross-linguistic comparability in CorpAfroAs 221
- Functional domains and cross-linguistic comparability 257
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Part 4: Language contact
- Language contact, borrowing and codeswitching 283
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Part 5: Information technology
- ELAN-CorpA 311
- Language index 333
- Subject index 335
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
-
Part 1: Phonetics, phonology and prosody
- Representation of speech in CorpAfroAs 13
- Tone and intonation 43
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Part 2: Interfacing prosody, information structure and syntax
- The intonation of topic and focus 63
- Quotative constructions and prosody in some Afroasiatic languages 117
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Part 3: Cross-linguistic comparability
- Glossing in Semitic languages 173
- From the Leipzig Glossing Rules to the GE and RX lines 207
- Cross-linguistic comparability in CorpAfroAs 221
- Functional domains and cross-linguistic comparability 257
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Part 4: Language contact
- Language contact, borrowing and codeswitching 283
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Part 5: Information technology
- ELAN-CorpA 311
- Language index 333
- Subject index 335
