New Arguments for a Central Solomons Family Based on Evidence from Pronominal Morphemes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5767248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toni Pedrós (0000-0001-7062-5987, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 358-395 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oceanic Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-8115 • E-ISSN: 1527-9421 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ol.2015.0019 |
| OpenAlex | W2286736514 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In the Solomon Islands, four Papuan languages are spoken: Savosavo, Touo, Lavukaleve, and Bilua. Some scholars, namely Todd and Ross, have tried to prove that these languages are genetically related through the comparison of pronouns and other morphemes, such as object and subject affixes. Although a similarity in the pronominal forms has been identified, the low number of lexical similarities has not allowed a definitive conclusion on the existence of the family
Ergative case · Language family · Similarity (geometry · Language and cultural evolution · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |