Parallel Romancization: Chamorro and Tetun Dili – two heavy borrowers compared
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Thomas Stolz
Abstract
The study focuses on two cases of (Ibero-)Romancization of Austronesian languages. The Hispanization of Chamorro and the Lusitanization of Tetun Dili are shown to yield largely identical results. It is argued that this parallel borrowing behavior is causally connected to the two languages’ status as heavy borrowers. This hypothesis receives support from the investigation in three domains which shed light on similarities and dissimilarities in loan phonology, fossilized plurals, and gender agreement. The facts are indicative of the necessity to study further cases of Romancization-cum-heavy-borrowing in comparative perspective to the benefit of the theory of language contacts.
Abstract
The study focuses on two cases of (Ibero-)Romancization of Austronesian languages. The Hispanization of Chamorro and the Lusitanization of Tetun Dili are shown to yield largely identical results. It is argued that this parallel borrowing behavior is causally connected to the two languages’ status as heavy borrowers. This hypothesis receives support from the investigation in three domains which shed light on similarities and dissimilarities in loan phonology, fossilized plurals, and gender agreement. The facts are indicative of the necessity to study further cases of Romancization-cum-heavy-borrowing in comparative perspective to the benefit of the theory of language contacts.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- On the (almost im)possible emergence of grammatical gender in language-contact situations 1
- Language contact and number inflection in Patagonian Welsh 51
- VOY – PARA – SIEMPRE: Three Spanish-derived function words and the Chamorro irrealis 91
- On the borrowing of the English adversative connector but 183
- On loan conjunctions: A comparative study with special focus on the languages of the former Soviet Union 259
- Parallel Romancization: Chamorro and Tetun Dili – two heavy borrowers compared 393
- Index of Authors 467
- Index of Languages 474
- Index of Subjects 479
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- On the (almost im)possible emergence of grammatical gender in language-contact situations 1
- Language contact and number inflection in Patagonian Welsh 51
- VOY – PARA – SIEMPRE: Three Spanish-derived function words and the Chamorro irrealis 91
- On the borrowing of the English adversative connector but 183
- On loan conjunctions: A comparative study with special focus on the languages of the former Soviet Union 259
- Parallel Romancization: Chamorro and Tetun Dili – two heavy borrowers compared 393
- Index of Authors 467
- Index of Languages 474
- Index of Subjects 479
