Mark L O Van De Velde
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 804127 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mark L O Van De Velde |
| NOMBRES | Mark L |
| APELLIDO | O Van De Velde |
| FIRMA | VAN DE VELDE M L O |
| AFILIACIONES | LLACAN (CNRS - INaLCO/USPC) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2803-2130 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Alternatives for reductionist approaches to comparative Bantu grammar
Studies on most domains of comparative Bantu grammar are typically confronted with a huge amount of data and complex, interacting dimensions of variation. They tend to involve an initial methodological step of reducing this variation by classifying constructions, grammatical properties or entire languages into a finite set of types. This paper argues against such reductionist approaches to linguistic evidence and illustrates several methodologica…
The Amar mechanism
Nominal expressions in the Bantu languages have extraordinary typological characteristics. Their word order patterns are extremely diverse and some of the attested patterns are crosslinguistically very rare, or even unique. The same diversity can be found in the number of agreement marker paradigms. Equally remarkable are the prosodic idiosyncrasies found at the level of nominal expressions, especially the existence of prosodic boundaries associa…
The lexical distribution of labial-velar stops is a window into the linguistic prehistory of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bantu relative agreement cycle
This article presents theBantu relative agreement(BRA) cycle, a scenario of recurrent morphosyntactic change that involves the emergence of relativizers, which are subsequently integrated into the relative verb form, where they can ultimately replace the original subject agreement prefix. All logical outcomes at every stage of the cycle are amply attested in the languages of the Bantu family. The BRA cycle makes sense of many of the puzzling char…
The lexical distribution of labial-velar stops is a window into the linguistic prehistory of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa
Using a very large lexical database and generalized additive modeling, this article reveals that labial-velar (LV) stops are marginal phonemes in many of the languages of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa that have them, and that the languages in which they are not marginal are grouped into three compact zones of high lexical LV frequency. The resulting picture allows us to formulate precise hypotheses about the spread of the Niger-Congo and Central Su…
Concernee-Concern constructions
This paper provides an analysis of the phenomenon commonly known as external possession in the Bantu languages. On the basis of comparative data, I argue for a prototype approach to the intricate problem of determining the conditions of use of such constructions, which I rename Concernee-Concern constructions , introducing two new terms for the thematic roles involved. Situations can be expressed by means of Concernee-Concern construction if they…
The origin and use of a relative clause construction that targets objects in Orungu (Bantu, Gabon)
This paper provides an analysis of two relative clause constructions in the Gabonese Bantu language Orungu that are in complementary distribution. The choice between them is determined by the target of relativisation in a typologically interesting way, in that it involves the combination of the criteria of the syntactic relation, thematic role and referential properties of the target. The construction that targets most types of objects is formall…
The Alleged Class 2a Prefix bO in Eton
Proper Names and the So-called Class 1a in Eton
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The Amar mechanism
Nominal expressions in the Bantu languages have extraordinary typological characteristics. Their word order patterns are extremely diverse and some of the attested patterns are crosslinguistically very rare, or even unique. The same diversity can be found in the number of agreement marker paradigms. Equally remarkable are the prosodic idiosyncrasies found at the level of nominal expressions, especially the existence of prosodic boundaries associa…
The Bantu relative agreement cycle
This article presents theBantu relative agreement(BRA) cycle, a scenario of recurrent morphosyntactic change that involves the emergence of relativizers, which are subsequently integrated into the relative verb form, where they can ultimately replace the original subject agreement prefix. All logical outcomes at every stage of the cycle are amply attested in the languages of the Bantu family. The BRA cycle makes sense of many of the puzzling char…
The lexical distribution of labial-velar stops is a window into the linguistic prehistory of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa
Using a very large lexical database and generalized additive modeling, this article reveals that labial-velar (LV) stops are marginal phonemes in many of the languages of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa that have them, and that the languages in which they are not marginal are grouped into three compact zones of high lexical LV frequency. The resulting picture allows us to formulate precise hypotheses about the spread of the Niger-Congo and Central Su…
Proper Names and the So-called Class 1a in Eton
National audience
The Alleged Class 2a Prefix bO in Eton
The origin and use of a relative clause construction that targets objects in Orungu (Bantu, Gabon)
This paper provides an analysis of two relative clause constructions in the Gabonese Bantu language Orungu that are in complementary distribution. The choice between them is determined by the target of relativisation in a typologically interesting way, in that it involves the combination of the criteria of the syntactic relation, thematic role and referential properties of the target. The construction that targets most types of objects is formall…
Concernee-Concern constructions
This paper provides an analysis of the phenomenon commonly known as external possession in the Bantu languages. On the basis of comparative data, I argue for a prototype approach to the intricate problem of determining the conditions of use of such constructions, which I rename Concernee-Concern constructions , introducing two new terms for the thematic roles involved. Situations can be expressed by means of Concernee-Concern construction if they…
The lexical distribution of labial-velar stops is a window into the linguistic prehistory of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bantu relative agreement cycle
This article presents theBantu relative agreement(BRA) cycle, a scenario of recurrent morphosyntactic change that involves the emergence of relativizers, which are subsequently integrated into the relative verb form, where they can ultimately replace the original subject agreement prefix. All logical outcomes at every stage of the cycle are amply attested in the languages of the Bantu family. The BRA cycle makes sense of many of the puzzling char…
The lexical distribution of labial-velar stops is a window into the linguistic prehistory of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa
Using a very large lexical database and generalized additive modeling, this article reveals that labial-velar (LV) stops are marginal phonemes in many of the languages of Northern Sub-Saharan Africa that have them, and that the languages in which they are not marginal are grouped into three compact zones of high lexical LV frequency. The resulting picture allows us to formulate precise hypotheses about the spread of the Niger-Congo and Central Su…
The Amar mechanism
Nominal expressions in the Bantu languages have extraordinary typological characteristics. Their word order patterns are extremely diverse and some of the attested patterns are crosslinguistically very rare, or even unique. The same diversity can be found in the number of agreement marker paradigms. Equally remarkable are the prosodic idiosyncrasies found at the level of nominal expressions, especially the existence of prosodic boundaries associa…
Alternatives for reductionist approaches to comparative Bantu grammar
Studies on most domains of comparative Bantu grammar are typically confronted with a huge amount of data and complex, interacting dimensions of variation. They tend to involve an initial methodological step of reducing this variation by classifying constructions, grammatical properties or entire languages into a finite set of types. This paper argues against such reductionist approaches to linguistic evidence and illustrates several methodologica…
Linguistics (8 obras) · Philosophy (8 obras) · Computer Science (7 obras) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (7 obras) · Bantu languages (6 obras) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 obras) · History (5 obras) · Mathematics (5 obras) · Artificial Intelligence (3 obras) · History (3 obras)