Hierarchical Alignment and Comparative Linguistics in the Guaykuruan Languages
An Exhaustive Alignment Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3158290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens E L Van Gysel (0000-0003-1547-7656, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-161 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of American Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7071 • E-ISSN: 1545-7001 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/700323 |
| OpenAlex | W2907112233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Hierarchical argument marking systems have long been treated as exceptions in alignment typology since they do not follow the same logic as, for example, nominative-accusative systems in creating subsets of argument roles that are treated identically. A recent proposal by Witzlack-Makarevich and colleagues advocates for “exhaustive alignment” as a way around this problem. This paper applies this methodology to the present-day Guaykuruan languages (Kadiwéu, Mocoví, Pilagá, Toba) with three goals: firstly, it expands on the methodology, providing a proposal on how to apply the method to languages with split-intransitive characteristics. Secondly, the paper shows how alignment subsystems in languages with hierarchical alignment can provide additional evidence for the phylogenetic relations between languages. Ultimately, the paper demonstrates how a construction-specific approach to alignment can uncover a greater degree of variety in alignment patterns, revealing that a number of Pilagá and Toba morphemes show {SA, O} vs. {SO, A} alignment
Argument (complex analysis · Linguistics · Morpheme · Natural language processing · Variety (cybernetics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |