On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles
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Julia Nintemann
Abstract
The paper explores the morphosyntax of place names (PNs) and common nouns (CNs) in Goal and Source constructions in pidgins and creoles. Based on 64 sample languages with different lexifiers located in four different macroareas, the coding strategies for the two types of Ground phrases are compared and assessed in both qualitative and quantitative terms. It is shown that spatial relations are not always coded in the same way with the different types of Ground, as differential coding of PNs vs. CNs frequently occurs. Overall, this study combines aspects of contact linguistics, typology, the grammar of space, and the grammar of names to account for the dynamics and complexity of coding two types of Grounds in two types of spatial relations.
Abstract
The paper explores the morphosyntax of place names (PNs) and common nouns (CNs) in Goal and Source constructions in pidgins and creoles. Based on 64 sample languages with different lexifiers located in four different macroareas, the coding strategies for the two types of Ground phrases are compared and assessed in both qualitative and quantitative terms. It is shown that spatial relations are not always coded in the same way with the different types of Ground, as differential coding of PNs vs. CNs frequently occurs. Overall, this study combines aspects of contact linguistics, typology, the grammar of space, and the grammar of names to account for the dynamics and complexity of coding two types of Grounds in two types of spatial relations.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
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Part I
- Differential impact of colonial languages on written languages 3
- Contact in World Englishes at the nexus of language and culture 91
- Far beyond the Caucasus 111
- Scenarios of Basque Language Contact 145
- The relevance of origin 165
- On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles 195
- Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe 249
- Travellers in time and space 327
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Part II
- The city as multilingual utopia 369
- Fluid registers and fixed language concepts in postcolonial spaces 439
- Prolegomena to a study of code-switching in Togo and its metapragmatic functions 477
- Index of Authors 513
- Index of Languages, Language Families, and Linguistic Areas 521
- Index of Subjects 527
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
-
Part I
- Differential impact of colonial languages on written languages 3
- Contact in World Englishes at the nexus of language and culture 91
- Far beyond the Caucasus 111
- Scenarios of Basque Language Contact 145
- The relevance of origin 165
- On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles 195
- Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe 249
- Travellers in time and space 327
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Part II
- The city as multilingual utopia 369
- Fluid registers and fixed language concepts in postcolonial spaces 439
- Prolegomena to a study of code-switching in Togo and its metapragmatic functions 477
- Index of Authors 513
- Index of Languages, Language Families, and Linguistic Areas 521
- Index of Subjects 527
