Abstract
The discovery of a long text in medieval Berber provides the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into the typological features of an old variety of Berber. Some of these are presented and briefly discussed here. Besides a number of features typical of the Eastern Berber varieties, many archaic features emerge, and this may contribute to advancing our understanding of the diachronic evolution of the Berber languages.
Published Online: 2014-4-11
Published in Print: 2014-4-1
©2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Tashlhiyt's ban of complex syllable onsets: phonetic and perceptual evidence
- Derivational gender in Moroccan Berber: examples from Ayt Seghrushen
- Siwi addressee agreement and demonstrative typology
- Foundations for a typology of the annexed/absolute state systems in Berber
- Qualification and comparison in Berber. The verb-noun distinction and its Fluctuations
- Typology of relative clauses: the case of Berber
- Topicalization in Berber: a typological perspective
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Keywords for this article
Ancient Berber;
classification;
grammar;
negation;
deictics;
numerals
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Tashlhiyt's ban of complex syllable onsets: phonetic and perceptual evidence
- Derivational gender in Moroccan Berber: examples from Ayt Seghrushen
- Siwi addressee agreement and demonstrative typology
- Foundations for a typology of the annexed/absolute state systems in Berber
- Qualification and comparison in Berber. The verb-noun distinction and its Fluctuations
- Typology of relative clauses: the case of Berber
- Topicalization in Berber: a typological perspective
- Focalization process and intonation in Meridional Berber: the case of Tamasheq and Tetserret
- Typology of Eastern Medieval Berber