Sequential number word formation in the Tungag-Nalik languages (New Ireland)
Holz, Christoph (2021) Sequential number word formation in the Tungag-Nalik languages (New Ireland). Oceanic Linguistics, 60 (1). pp. 231-242.
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DOI: 10.1353/ol.2021.0007
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Abstract
Number words in several Tungag-Nalik languages are morphologically complex. This kind of complexity is not the result of arithmetic operations but has its origin in the sequence of successive Proto-Oceanic number words. In this paper, the term sequential number word formation is used to designate this pattern. As sequential number word formation is also found in several other Meso-Melanesian languages and non-Austronesian languages of New Ireland and New Britain, it is likely to be an areal feature.
| Item ID: | 70336 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1527-9421 |
| Keywords: | Lavongai-Nalik, Meso-Melanesian, New Ireland, Number words, Numerals, Papua New Guinea, Tungag-Nalik |
| Copyright Information: | © by University of Hawai‘i Press. All rights reserved. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2022 23:50 |
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