David J Costa
Biographic Data
| ID | 105852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David J Costa |
| GIVEN NAMES | David J |
| FAMILY NAME | Costa |
| SIGNATURE | COSTA D J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Harmony of the Four Gospels in Delaware
Miami-Illinois Word Order
The Miami-Illinois language has several very commonly used particles that appear in second position in clauses, and which are used to mark such functions as futurity, the potential, the interrogative, new information, or habituality. Taken together these particles are crucial to a full understanding of Miami-Illinois word order. In this article, I examine these particles, discussing their semantic, syntactic, and phonological features
Miami-Illinois Word Order
Miami-Illinois is a nonconfigurational language with what is often described as free word order. Word order is not used to distinguish subjects and objects; topical information is preverbal, while nontopical or backgrounded information is postverbal. Moreover, certain other grammatical categories almost always occur preverbally, other elements usually occur postverbally, and discontinuous constituents are common. Additionally, significant variati…
Diminutive Nouns in Miami-Illinois
Almost all Algonquian languages use diminutive suffixes on nouns and, in some languages, on verbs as well. The formation of diminutive nouns in Miami-Illinois is very complex, and much more irregular than that seen in the most closely related Algonquian languages. I discuss here patterns of diminutive noun formation in Miami-Illinois; besides comparing them to those found in its sister languages when relevant, I demonstrate which forms are unpred…
On the Origins of “Pickawillany”
“Pickawillany” is the usual English name of a colonial-era Miami village located in western Ohio on the Great Miami River, near the site of present-day Piqua, in Miami County, Ohio. There have been many attempts to explain the etymology of “Pickawillany” as being related to “Piqua,” with a meaning “Place of the Ashes.” Using data drawn from various Algonquian languages, I will show that not only will this etymology not work, but I will demonstrat…
Borrowing in Southern Great Lakes Algonquian and the History of Potawatomi
This article analyzes patterns of lexical borrowing in the Algonquian languages of the Southern Great Lakes region (Miami-Illinois, Sauk-Fox-Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Potawatomi), which have been in contact for centuries. Such an investigation not only helps distinguish which features of the languages are inherited and which are diffused, but also provides considerable insight into cultural connections prevailing in the Great Lakes area in the preco…
Essays in Algonquian, Catawban, and Siouan Linguistics in Memory of Frank T. Siebert, Jr
Blair A. Rudes and David J. Costa (eds.), Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics Memoir 16, Winnipeg: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, 2003, ix + 296 pages.Reviewer: Paul ProulxAs a specialist in Algonquian, I will limit my comments to Algonquian papers. Three are written by scholars generally found lunching together at Algonquian conferences: Ives Goddard, group's leader; Richard Rhodes, his disciple; David Costa, a student of Rhodes and Algo…
Micmac Dictionary . Albert D. DeBlois
Western Abenaki Dictionary . Gordon M. Day
The Historical Phonology of Miami-Illinois Consonants
The Historical Phonology of Miami-Illinois Consonants
Borrowing in Southern Great Lakes Algonquian and the History of Potawatomi
This article analyzes patterns of lexical borrowing in the Algonquian languages of the Southern Great Lakes region (Miami-Illinois, Sauk-Fox-Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Potawatomi), which have been in contact for centuries. Such an investigation not only helps distinguish which features of the languages are inherited and which are diffused, but also provides considerable insight into cultural connections prevailing in the Great Lakes area in the preco…
The Historical Phonology of Miami-Illinois Consonants
Western Abenaki Dictionary . Gordon M. Day
Micmac Dictionary . Albert D. DeBlois
Essays in Algonquian, Catawban, and Siouan Linguistics in Memory of Frank T. Siebert, Jr
Blair A. Rudes and David J. Costa (eds.), Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics Memoir 16, Winnipeg: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, 2003, ix + 296 pages.Reviewer: Paul ProulxAs a specialist in Algonquian, I will limit my comments to Algonquian papers. Three are written by scholars generally found lunching together at Algonquian conferences: Ives Goddard, group's leader; Richard Rhodes, his disciple; David Costa, a student of Rhodes and Algo…
Borrowing in Southern Great Lakes Algonquian and the History of Potawatomi
This article analyzes patterns of lexical borrowing in the Algonquian languages of the Southern Great Lakes region (Miami-Illinois, Sauk-Fox-Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Potawatomi), which have been in contact for centuries. Such an investigation not only helps distinguish which features of the languages are inherited and which are diffused, but also provides considerable insight into cultural connections prevailing in the Great Lakes area in the preco…
On the Origins of “Pickawillany”
“Pickawillany” is the usual English name of a colonial-era Miami village located in western Ohio on the Great Miami River, near the site of present-day Piqua, in Miami County, Ohio. There have been many attempts to explain the etymology of “Pickawillany” as being related to “Piqua,” with a meaning “Place of the Ashes.” Using data drawn from various Algonquian languages, I will show that not only will this etymology not work, but I will demonstrat…
Diminutive Nouns in Miami-Illinois
Almost all Algonquian languages use diminutive suffixes on nouns and, in some languages, on verbs as well. The formation of diminutive nouns in Miami-Illinois is very complex, and much more irregular than that seen in the most closely related Algonquian languages. I discuss here patterns of diminutive noun formation in Miami-Illinois; besides comparing them to those found in its sister languages when relevant, I demonstrate which forms are unpred…
Miami-Illinois Word Order
Miami-Illinois is a nonconfigurational language with what is often described as free word order. Word order is not used to distinguish subjects and objects; topical information is preverbal, while nontopical or backgrounded information is postverbal. Moreover, certain other grammatical categories almost always occur preverbally, other elements usually occur postverbally, and discontinuous constituents are common. Additionally, significant variati…
A Harmony of the Four Gospels in Delaware
Miami-Illinois Word Order
The Miami-Illinois language has several very commonly used particles that appear in second position in clauses, and which are used to mark such functions as futurity, the potential, the interrogative, new information, or habituality. Taken together these particles are crucial to a full understanding of Miami-Illinois word order. In this article, I examine these particles, discussing their semantic, syntactic, and phonological features
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