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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation |
| Editors | Felicity Meakins, Carmel O'Shannessy |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Pages | 297-332 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Volume | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781501501036 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781614518877, 9781614518792 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Language Contact and Bilingualism |
|---|---|
| Volume | 13 |
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Reflexive, reciprocal and emphatic functions in Barunga Kriol. / Ponsonnet, Maïa.
Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation. ed. / Felicity Meakins; Carmel O'Shannessy. Vol. 13 De Gruyter Mouton, 2016. p. 297-332 (Language Contact and Bilingualism; Vol. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Reflexive, reciprocal and emphatic functions in Barunga Kriol
AU - Ponsonnet, Maïa
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This chapter describes the reflexive, reciprocal and adverbial emphatic markers mijelp, gija and miself in Barunga Kriol, the variety of the Australian Kriol spoken in Beswick/Wugularr (Top End, Northern Territory, Australia). These markers are interesting because their distribution has evolved in recent years, resulting in further and neater distinctions. Firstly, a typologically rare distinction between two types of reciprocals has emerged, where transitive verbs and " semi-transitive " verbs receive distinct reciprocal marking. This distinction could result from contact with other Kriol varieties, and represents an interesting pattern of contact-induced change, where no actual form or function is borrowed from the source language. Secondly, the reflexive and emphatic markers, which were originally quasi-identical, have evolved to become two (or more) well-differentiated items. Based on the analysis of these markers, this chapter examines the ways in which a creole can develop new categories, and questions the principles underlying these developments. Contact with neighbouring varieties of Kriol, as well as late substrate reinforcement, appear to have played a role in these innovations. In addition, this case study indicates that Kriol varieties can be influenced not only by their immediate substrates, but also by other Australian languages within a broader contact area, via contact between varieties.
AB - This chapter describes the reflexive, reciprocal and adverbial emphatic markers mijelp, gija and miself in Barunga Kriol, the variety of the Australian Kriol spoken in Beswick/Wugularr (Top End, Northern Territory, Australia). These markers are interesting because their distribution has evolved in recent years, resulting in further and neater distinctions. Firstly, a typologically rare distinction between two types of reciprocals has emerged, where transitive verbs and " semi-transitive " verbs receive distinct reciprocal marking. This distinction could result from contact with other Kriol varieties, and represents an interesting pattern of contact-induced change, where no actual form or function is borrowed from the source language. Secondly, the reflexive and emphatic markers, which were originally quasi-identical, have evolved to become two (or more) well-differentiated items. Based on the analysis of these markers, this chapter examines the ways in which a creole can develop new categories, and questions the principles underlying these developments. Contact with neighbouring varieties of Kriol, as well as late substrate reinforcement, appear to have played a role in these innovations. In addition, this case study indicates that Kriol varieties can be influenced not only by their immediate substrates, but also by other Australian languages within a broader contact area, via contact between varieties.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781614518877
SN - 9781614518792
VL - 13
T3 - Language Contact and Bilingualism
SP - 297
EP - 332
BT - Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation
A2 - Meakins, Felicity
A2 - O'Shannessy, Carmel
PB - De Gruyter Mouton
ER -