The Pahoturi River language family, with special reference to its verbal puzzles

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21714405
AutoresKate L Lindsey (0000-0002-4984-9692, Boston University , Boston , USA, autor de correspondencia), Dineke Schokkin (0000-0001-6946-272X, University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand), Nairan Wu (Boston University , Boston , USA)
Año2023
Volumen27
Número3
Páginas667-731
Fecha de publicación2023-10-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLinguistic Typology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1430-0532 • E-ISSN: 1613-415X
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/lingty-2022-2096
OpenAlexW4311108140
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas38

This profile of the Pahoturi River language family of southern Papua New Guinea draws from extensive fieldwork on Idi [ISO 639-3: idi] and Ende [kit] – two of six varieties comprising this family – and brief surveying of the other four, which we illustrate in print for the first time. We present the first typological treatment of Pahoturi River in pursuit of shining more light on this understudied corner of the linguistic landscape. This profile is organized into two parts: first, we present sections on the basic structures and systems of Pahoturi River, illustrated with examples from across the family and supplemented with descriptions of Idi and Ende as relevant. From our preliminary data on the four other varieties, we gather that they are similar to Idi and Ende in many respects, but more investigation is warranted. Second, we provide an in-depth treatment of the verbal complex of Idi and Ende. We highlight two intriguing aspects of these complex systems – analytic constructions and ditransitive indexing – that distinguish the Pahoturi River family and the linguistic region of southern New Guinea

Ethnology · Linguistics · New guinea · Search engine indexing · Computer Science · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence