Dogon pronominal systems their nature and evolution
The Dogon language family has received little attention in the linguistics literature to date. In this paper we examine the binding properties of the pronominal systems of three Dogon languages, Donno S:>, T:>r:> S:>, and Togo Ka. We also posit the pronominal system of their common ances...
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oai:doaj.org-article:24323ea575eb42e39bde5ef55b0a88552021-11-19T03:54:11ZDogon pronominal systems their nature and evolution10.32473/sal.v23i3.1074110039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/24323ea575eb42e39bde5ef55b0a88551994-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107411https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThe Dogon language family has received little attention in the linguistics literature to date. In this paper we examine the binding properties of the pronominal systems of three Dogon languages, Donno S:>, T:>r:> S:>, and Togo Ka. We also posit the pronominal system of their common ancestor, and the changes from the common ancestor to the contemporary languages. In doing so, we find two ways in which languages can lose logophoricity: (1) the logophoric pronoun becomes a subject oriented reflexive, and (2) the logophoric pronoun is lost without any reflex. The Dogon languages thus give us insight into the nature of pronominal systems and how they evolve.Cristopher CulyKungarma KodioLibraryPress@UFarticleDogonbindingpronounslogophoricityPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 23, Iss 3 (1994) |
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The Dogon language family has received little attention in the linguistics literature to date. In this paper we examine the binding properties of the pronominal systems of three Dogon languages, Donno S:>, T:>r:> S:>, and Togo Ka. We also posit the pronominal system of their common ancestor, and the changes from the common ancestor to the contemporary languages. In doing so, we find two ways in which languages can lose logophoricity: (1) the logophoric pronoun becomes a subject oriented reflexive, and (2) the logophoric pronoun is lost without any reflex. The Dogon languages thus give us insight into the nature of pronominal systems and how they evolve. |
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