Second person agreement allomorphy in Masarak
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10793522 |
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| Authors | Ruth Brillman (New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133-151 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in African Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3533 • E-ISSN: 2154-428X |
| Publisher | University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32473/sal.v42i2.107271 |
| OpenAlex | W1038039847 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Masarak (also known as Masalit, sometimes spelled Massaleit), an endangered Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Darfur, is characterized by complex agreement patterns, particularly in the second person. This article outlines Masarak agreement patterns in the declarative, imperative and prohibitive verb forms, paying particular attention to second singular declarative allomorphy. In addition, this article describes a series of verb root-form alternations. Understanding these alternations is necessary in understanding the interpretation of different declarative, imperative and prohibitive verb forms
Agreement · Allomorph · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Morpheme · Root (linguistics · Verb · African history and culture analysis · Computer Science · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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