Phrasal alternation in the Pondok Tinggi dialect of Kerinci An intergenerational analysis

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ID6174406
AuthorsErnanda (corresponding author), Ernanda Ernanda (0000-0002-8211-513X, Leiden University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume16
Issue2
Pages355-355
Publication date2015-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1411-2272 • E-ISSN: 2407-6899
PublisherWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17510/wacana.v16i2.382
OpenAlexW2472466999
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited3

This paper examines the implications of language contact in a Malay sub-variety known as Pondok Tinggi, spoken in Sumatra. My focus is on the grammatical phenomenon of phrasal alternation. Phrasal alternation is characterized by the presence of two distinct forms for nearly all lexical items, whose final syllables differ in shape. These are termed absolute and oblique (Steinhauer and Usman 1978: 485). The intergenerational transmission of this uncommon feature offers a way to measure the degree of contact-induced language change in Pondok Tinggi. An experiment was conducted to elicit the usage of the absolute and the oblique forms in order to find out how the distribution of phrasal alternation has changed within the last two generations. I reveal a grammatical simplification caused by contact between Pondok Tinggi and Bahasa Indonesia, a related Malayic variety serving as Indonesia’s prestigious official language. This adds a dimension of loss of local linguistic diversity to more familiar tropes of the national success of Bahasa Indonesia

Alternation (linguistics · British English · Language contact · Linguistics · Malay · Oblique case · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence

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