A Case of Intensive Lexical Diffusion
Arnhem Land, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2899892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Heath (0000-0002-1918-2137, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 335 |
| Publication date | 1981-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/413694 |
| OpenAlex | W2325306303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 16 |
The languages of Arnhem Land, Australia, form a contiguous block and Sprachbund, despite a sharp genetic boundary. Thus in Ngandi and Ritharngu, which belong to different major genetic divisions, about half the total vocabulary is shared, virtually all because of recent diffusion. ‘Core’ vocabulary and highly inflected stems (verbs) are among the borrowed items, but linguistic structural factors affect the extent of diffusion. Extensive over-all borrowing is attributed to local demographic and cultural features: small size of ethnolinguistic group, absence of strong tribal organization, and extensive cross-linguistic marriage
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2026 (43) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |