On prominence hierarchies: Evidence from Algonquian
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Monica Macaulay
Abstract
The Algonquian prominence hierarchy, usually characterized as 2 > 1 > 3, is often cited as a counterexample to claims that 1st person outranks 2nd universally. Data from five Algonquian languages show that rankings 1 > 2, 2 > 1, and 1 = 2 are actually found, depending on the affix position and language, leading to the conclusion that the hierarchy should be SAP > 3. We also find two distinct models of hierarchy: a scalar model upon which a transition between paradigms or categories of affixes is made at various points by different languages, and a relational model which requires an evaluation of the relative ranking of two arguments on a scale, with the conclusion leading to a choice between markers within a single paradigm.
©Walter de Gruyter
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- On prominence hierarchies: Evidence from Algonquian
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- Possession marking in Ossetic: Arguing for Caucasian influences
- Recent case work reviewed
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- On prominence hierarchies: Evidence from Algonquian
- Discontinuous nominals, linear order, and morphological complexity in languages of the North Caucasus
- Possession marking in Ossetic: Arguing for Caucasian influences
- Recent case work reviewed
- Book Reviews
- Correction
- Contents of Linguistic Typology, Volume 13 (2009)
