La fonction et les formes réfléchies dans le mauricien et la haïtien

Bibliographic Data

ID5084907
AuthorsSalikoko S Mufwene (0000-0002-8942-2626)
Year2000
Volume34
Issue138
Pages114-124
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLangages (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0458-726X • E-ISSN: 1958-9549
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/lgge.2000.2374
OpenAlexW2003912491
LanguageFR
Citations received4

Creole languages do not exhibit morphosyntactic features that are specific to them, but they are related by the particular sociohistorical settings of their emergence, in language-contact situations. They provide an opportunity to scrutinize structural issues left aside in the description of other languages. This paper examines the relationship between reflexive forms and reflexive function in two creole languages, addressing the issue of reflexive forms as a grammatical category per se. Adducing some relevant evidence from Korean and Japanese, it is argued that the expression of coreference does not imply the existence of a reflexive pronominal paradigm. It is likewise pointed out on the basis of data from English that coreference can also be expressed through the same morphosyntactic devices used for emphatic and contrastive reference. Data from Bantu languages are cited to illustrate the discrepancy between the existence of a reflexive function and the non-existence of reflexive forms. In the case of French-based creoles, it is argued that Mauritian has no reflexive pronouns whereas Haitian has developed a specific marker for reflexive function, possessive marker + tet + N. The status of these forms as reflexive pronouns is unclear

Bantu languages · Coreference · Creole language · Linguistics · Possessive · Referent · Reflexivity · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Philosophy