The Loss of the person-marker t- In Jibbali and Socotri

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ID2768042
AuthorsDavid Testen (University of Chicago, corresponding author)
Year1992
Volume55
Issue3
Pages445-450
Publication date1992-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x00003645
OpenAlexW2116003082
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

Johnstone (1968, 1975, 1980, 1981) has pointed out that two of the Modern South Arabian group of Semitic languages, Jibbali (Śḥeri) and Socotri, systematically lose the person-marking prefix t- (whether it mark the second person or the feminine third person) in certain types of verbs. An example of this phenomenon from Jibbali may be seen in the passive paradigm of the basic stem, which is given below alongside the active-voice paradigm of a 'stative'- type basic verb, the conjugation of which (aside from the person-markers under discussion) closely matches that of the passive form. In the active voice, the tappears in the positions in which we expect it on the basis of the cognate prefixes in the other Semitic languages, while in the passive voice the t- is absent

Arabic · Aside · Cognate · Epistemology · First person · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Prefix · Semitic languages · Verb · African history and culture analysis · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology

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