A dictionary of Austronesian monosyllabic roots (submorphemes) / Robert Blust.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blust, R. A., author.

Series:

Pacific Linguistics [PL]

Pacific Linguistics [PL] ; v.652

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austronesian languages--Grammar.

Austronesian languages.

Austronesian languages--Monosyllables.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2022]

Summary:

This book documents an understudied phenomenon in Austronesian languages, namely the existence of recurrent submorphemic sound-meaning associations of the general form -CVC. It fills a critical gap in scholarship on these languages by bringing together a large body of data in one place, and by discussing some of the theoretical issues that arise in analyzing this data. Following an introduction which presents the topic, it includes a critical review of the relevant literature over the past century, and discussions of the following: 1. problems in finding the root (the "needle in the haystack" problem), 2. root ambiguity, 3. controls on chance as an interfering factor, 4. unrecognized morphology as a possible factor in duplicating evidence, 5. the shape/structure of the root, 6. referents of roots, 7. the origin of roots, 8. the problem of distinguishing false cognates produced by convergence in root-bearing morphemes from legitimate comparisons resulting from divergent descent, and 9. the problem of explaining how submorphemes are transmitted across generations of speakers independently of the morphemes that host them. The remainder of the book consists of a list of sources for the 197 languages from which data is drawn, followed by the roots with supporting evidence, a short appendix, and references.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1 Literature review

2 Issues relating to the root in Austronesian languages

3 Summary of the data

4 Sources for the data

5 The Data

6 Appendices

References

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Blust, Robert A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes)

ISBN:

9783110781694

OCLC:

1322124021