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1. Towards a Dialect History of the Baggara Belt

Author

Stefano Manfredi and Caroline Roset

Subjects
Arabic, Sudanic Arabic, Baggara, comparative dialectology, Language and Literature
Abstract

The Baggara Belt constitutes the southernmost periphery of the Arabic-speaking world. It stretches over 2500 km from Nigeria to Sudan and it is largely inhabited by Arab semi-nomadic cattle herders. Despite its common sociohistorical background, the ethnography of Baggara nomads is complex, being the result of a long series of longitudinal migrations and contacts with different ethnolinguistic groups. Thanks to a number of comparative works, there is broad agreement on the inclusion of Baggara dialects within West Sudanic Arabic. However, little or nothing is known of the internal classification of Baggara Arabic. This paper seeks to provide a comparative overview of Baggara Arabic and to explain dialect convergences and divergences within the Baggara Belt in light of both internally and externally motivated changes. By providing a qualitative analysis of selected phonological, morphosyntactic, and lexical features, this study demonstrates that there is no overlapping between the ethnic and dialect borders of the Baggara Belt. Furthermore, it is argued that contact phenomena affecting Baggara Arabic cannot be reduced to a single substrate language, as these are rather induced by areal diffusion and language attrition. These elements support the hypothesis of a gradual process of Baggarization rather than a sudden ethnolinguistic hybridization between Arab and Fulani agropastoralist groups. Over and above, the paper aims at contributing to the debate on the internal classification of Sudanic Arabic by refining the isoglosses commonly adopted for the identification of a West Sudanic dialect subtype.

Published
2021
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2. Qualche osservazione sull'espressione del plurale nominale nel creolo arabo di Juba

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Subjects
Nominal Plurality, Language Contact, Pidgins and Creoles, Juba Arabic, Language and Literature
Abstract

Some Comments on the Nominal Plural in Arabic Creol in Juba. This paper aims at describing the encoding of nominal plurality in Juba Arabic, an Arabic based pidgin-creole spoken in the Republic of South Sudan. Generally speaking, Juba Arabic stands out from other creole languages because of the presence of multiple strategies for encoding nominal plurals. Section (1) briefly introduces the issue of the encoding of nominal plurality from a typological perspective. Section (2) gives some information about the historical development and the main typological features of Juba Arabic. The core of the paper, section (3), describes the different forms and meanings associated with nominal plural. Section (4) finally proposes a multi-causal explanation for the development of nominal plurality in Juba Arabic.

Published
2014
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4. Pain Constructions in modern Arabic dialects: a typological overview

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Abstract

Pain Constructions (PCs) constitute a class of experiential constructions expressing situations that involve unpleasant physical experiences (e.g. headache, burning eyes, dizziness, etc.). Previous cross-linguistic comparisons have shown that, though languages do not have dedicated morphosyntactic structures for encoding pain, there are certain constructions that are more likely to express physical experiences. Based on original data elicited by means of a situational questionnaire, this paper aims at analyzing the semantic and syntactic properties of PCs in modern Arabic dialects and to make typological generalizations about their cross-dialect variation. Benefiting from insights from both linguistic typology and contact linguistics, the study eventually shows that, despite considerable lexicosemantic and morphosyntactic variation, PCs in Arabic can be reduced to two main syntactic types: locational and inverse constructions.

Published
2022

5. Preface

Author

Bruno Herin, Stefano Manfredi, and Christophe Pereira

Published
2022

6. An areal typology of kin terms in the Nuba Mountain languages

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Subjects
Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics
Abstract

Despite the relatively large amount of linguistic and anthropological data on kinship terminologies in the languages of the Nuba Mountains, we still lack cross-linguistic studies attempting at reconstructing the areal history of this highly variable lexical field. This paper aims at comparing the formal and semantic features of kin terms across the languages of the Nuba Mountains in order to provide historical evidence for their transmission through inheritance or their possible diffusion via language contact. The comparative study surveys the kinship terminologies of 10 languages belonging to the three phyla attested in the Nuba Mountains (i.e. Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan and Kadu). In the first part of the paper, I analyze the morphosyntactic properties and functions of kin terms. By adopting a componential perspective of analysis, I then focus on the semantics of kin terms in the languages of the sample. The comparison eventually illustrates a high degree of typological variation whose origins can be traced back to the different genetic affiliations of the Nuba Mountain languages. It is also argued that matter and/or pattern borrowing can possibly occur in the domain of kin terms. However, language contact is less significant than shared sociocultural factors in triggering formal and semantic similarities across different kin terminologies. Above and beyond, the study intends to contribute to the ongoing debate on whether the Nuba Mountains constitute an ‘accretion’ zone and to point out some instances of micro-scale linguistic convergence between the languages of the region.

Published
2022

7. A corpus-driven description of o in Naijá (Nigerian Pidgin)

Author

Stefano Manfredi and Slavomír Čéplö

Subjects
Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics
Abstract

Widely attested in both creole and non-creole languages of the Atlantic basin, the function word o has been traditionally described as a ‘sentence/phrase final particle’, owing to its typical syntactic behaviour, rather than to its multiple grammatical meanings. Based on the corpus-driven analysis of the NaijaSynCor, a ~400K words corpus of spoken Naijá (i.e., Nigerian Pidgin), this study suggests that sentence-final o can be better described as an ‘illocutionary force indicator’ whose main pragmatic function is to modify the illocutionary force associated with directive and assertive speech acts. The study also provides evidence for the emergence of new coordinating and subordinating functions of o in intra-sentential position that are semantically harmonic with its assertive (i.e. epistemic) meaning in sentence-final position. The corpus-driven analysis further shows that the higher occurrence of sentence-final o in (formal and informal) dialogic texts in comparison to monologic texts is a reflex of its basic illocutionary function.

Published
2023

8. Frontmatter

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Published
2022

10. A grammar of Pichi

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Subjects
Linguistics and Language, History, biology, Grammar, media_common.quotation_subject, Pichi, biology.organism_classification, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics, media_common
Published
2020

11. Ethnicité, religion, nationalisme

Author

Alice Franck, Stefano Manfredi, Munzoul A. M. Assal, and Barbara Casciarri

Subjects
060201 languages & linguistics, History, 0602 languages and literature, 05 social sciences, Geography, Planning and Development, 0507 social and economic geography, 06 humanities and the arts, Development, 16. Peace & justice, 050701 cultural studies
Abstract

Au Soudan, les notions d’arabite et d’islamite sont au cœur des criteres definissant les inscriptions identitaires qui affectent encore largement les dynamiques locales. Ces deux notions, sources de tension jusqu’a nos jours, se conjuguent avec la notion d’identite nationale, ou « soudanite » dont la construction, rendue complexe par l’heritage colonial, a debouche sur de nombreuses impasses en phase postcoloniale. Ces trois notions sont au centre d’enjeux cruciaux, en termes de classements s...

Published
2020

12. Response of a comprehensive cancer center to the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of the Fondazione IRCCS–Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano

Author

Mario P. Colombo, Stefano Manfredi, Gustavo Galmozzi, Alfonso Marchianò, Gabriele Papagni, Marco Votta, Roberto Salvioni, Giovanni Apolone, Michele Torresani, Oliviero Rinaldi, Franco Valenza, Maria Grazia Daidone, Andrea Frignani, Filippo DeBraud, Pierangelo Spada, Giancarlo Pruneri, and Vito Ladisa

Subjects
Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Cancer, General Medicine, Disease, medicine.disease_cause, medicine.disease, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Emergency medicine, Pandemic, medicine, business, Healthcare system, Coronavirus
Abstract

Background: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting many countries. While healthcare systems need to cope with the need to treat a large number of people with different degrees of respiratory failure, actions to preserve aliquots of the healthcare system to guarantee treatment to patients are mandatory. Methods: In order to protect the Fondazione IRCCS–Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano from the spread of COVID-19, a number of to-hospital and within-hospital filters were applied. Among others, a triage process to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity in patients with cancer was developed consisting of high-resolution low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan followed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nose–throat swabs whenever CT was suggestive of lung infection. To serve symptomatic patients who were already admitted to the hospital or in need of hospitalization while waiting for RT-PCR laboratory confirmation of infection, a COVID-19 surveillance zone was set up. Results: A total of 301 patients were screened between March 6 and April 3, 2020. Of these, 47 were hospitalized, 53 needed a differential diagnosis to continue with their cancer treatment, and 201 were about to undergo surgery. RT-PCR was positive in 13 of 40 hospitalized patients (32%), 14 of 52 day hospital patients (27%), and 6 of 201 surgical patients (3%). Conclusion: Applying filters to protect our comprehensive cancer center from COVID-19 spread contributed to guaranteeing cancer care during the COVID-19 crisis in Milan. A surveillance area and surgical triage allowed us to protect the hospital from as many as 33 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Published
2020

13. Verso la rete regionale lombarda di Pancreas unit. Un possibile modello organizzativo analizzato attraverso il metodo Delphi

Author

Pietro, Previtali, DAL MAS, Francesca, Stefano, Denicolai, Alessandro, Venturi, Campostrini, Stefano, Paolo Giuseppe Cogliati, Eva, Colombo, Sara, Cutti, Mario Fregonara Medici, Andrea, Frignani, Massimo, Giupponi, Pietro, Imbrogno, Stefano, Manfredi, Giuseppe, Matozzo, Ivan Alessandro Mazzoleni, Franco, Milani, Daniela, Motta, Bruno, Nicora, Giordano, Repossi, Martina, Rosticci, Katia, Rusconi, Stefania, Russo, Maria, Savino, Roberto, Sfogliarini, Antonella Eliana Sorgente, Elena Teresa Tropiano, Ilaria, Vallone, Stefano, Visconi, and Lorenzo, Cobianchi

Subjects
Settore SECS-P/10 - Organizzazione Aziendale, Settore SECS-P/07 - Economia Aziendale
Published
2022

14. A case of severe benzalkonium chloride intoxication in a cat

Author

Silva Rubini, Roberto Rubini, Silvia Bertocchi, Silvia Zordan, Alice Magri, Filippo Barsi, Maria Sampieri, Carlo Alessandro Locatelli, Erika Baldini, Stefano Manfredini, and Silvia Vertuani

Subjects
BAC, Benzalkonium chloride, Feline, Oral ulcerations, QAC, Toxidrome, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100
Abstract

Abstract Background Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC), that can be found in a wide variety of household products–from disinfectants to medicaments and home fragrances–but also professional products. In pets, cats have long been reported as more sensitive than dogs to QACs; in fact, signs of irritation such as oral ulcerations, stomatitis and pharyngitis can be observed after contact with concentrations of 2% or lower. In a review of 245 cases of BAC exposure in cats, reported by the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (United Kingdom) only 1.2% of the cases died or were euthanized. Nevertheless, BAC toxidromes in cats can result in transitory CNS and respiratory distress, as well as severe mucosal and cutaneous lesions. Currently, only a few reports are available concerning BAC poisoning in this species. Case presentation A 4 month-old kitten presented with severe glossitis, lameness in the hindlimbs and episodes of vomiting and diarrhoea. The cause was unknown until the owners reported use of a BAC-containing mould remover (5%) 4 days later. The patient developed severe oral burns requiring a pharyngeal tube for feeding and severe cutaneous chemical burns. The kitten was managed with supportive therapy and required hospitalization for 10 days. The symptoms disappeared completely 3 weeks after exposure. Conclusions BAC is a very common compound contained in several household and professional products but, to the best of our knowledge, no previous case had been reported in Italy. We hope that this report will help raise awareness on the hazards of BAC products for cats in both domestic and work contexts.

Published
2024
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15. Interjektionen

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

16. Quantifikatoren, Intensifikatoren

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

17. Existentialausdrücke

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

18. Weitere Lokaladverbien

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

19. Allgemeines

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

20. Temporaladverbien

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

21. Varia

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

22. Demonstrativadverbien

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

23. Phraseologisches: 'mit Gewalt' und 'genug!'

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

24. Adverbium der Art und Weise 'so'

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

25. Corrigenda et Addenda zu Bänden I–III

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

26. Temporalphrase 'seit'

Author

Peter Behnstedt, Manfred Woidich, Mahasin Abu Mansur, Hassan Aboukardoud, Frank Stewart, Jordi Aguadé, Khalsa Al Aghbari, Hisham A. Jawad, Munira Al Azraqi, Abdullah Al-Saqqaf, Hussain bin Ahmad bin Alawi Al-Dheeb, Enam Al-Wer, Yousuf B. AlBader, Talal Aljassar, Werner Arnold, Yahya M. Asiri, Adam Benkato, Domenyk Eades, Jacopo Falchetta, Andreas Fink, Felipe Benjamin Francisco, Bruno Herin, Clive Holes, Bruce Ingham, Rudolf de Jong, Leila Kaplan, Maciej Klimiuk, Bettina Leitner, Stefano Manfredi, Mohamed Meouak, Margit Moc, Samia Naïm, Jamila Oueslati, Ahmed-Salem Ould Mohamed-Baba, Jonathan Owens, Stephan Procházka, Adnan Rafi, Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, Cornelia Ruppert, Ulrich Seeger, Musa Shawarbah, Lameen Souag, Christian Stadel, Janet Watson, and Ineke Wellens

Published
2021

27. Présentation générale

Author

Nicolas Quint, Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2020

28. Juba Arabic (Arabi Juba)

Author

Mauro Tosco and Stefano Manfredi

Subjects
Linguistics and Language, Government, creoli, Sociology and Political Science, Arabic, Constitution, First language, media_common.quotation_subject, pidgin, politica linguistica, Sud Sudan, pidgin, creoli, Juba Arabic, Lingua franca, Language and Linguistics, language.human_language, politica linguistica, Presentation, Juba Arabic, Capital (economics), Political science, Sud Sudan, language, Social science, Indigenous language, computer, media_common, computer.programming_language
Abstract

This article explores the official discourse behind the regimentation of the linguistic situation of South Sudan and assesses its impact on local linguistic practices against the backdrop of a sociolinguistic survey and interviews with government officials. After a presentation of the language situation of the country, the article focuses on Juba Arabic and its unrecognized status as the only lingua franca of South Sudan. The Constitution of the country nominally recognizes and enshrines the language diversity of the country, but does not come to grips with the existence of Juba Arabic, an Arabic-based pidgincreole which is the only unifying language of a vast portion of the country and the first language of the capital.

Published
2019

29. Lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei using a sequence of seasonally available fruit wastes as sustainable carbon sources

Author

Stefania Costa, Daniela Summa, Matteo Radice, Silvia Vertuani, Stefano Manfredini, and Elena Tamburini

Subjects
lactic acid, fruit waste, second cheese whey, fermentation, biorefinery, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65
Abstract

Introduction: Lactic acid (LA) production from fossil resources is unsustainable owing to their depletion and environmental concerns. Thus, this study aimed to optimize the production of LA by Lactobacillus casei in a cultured medium containing fruit wastes (FWs) from agro-industries and second cheese whey (SCW) from dairy production, supplemented with maize steep liquor (MSL, 10% v/v) as the nitrogen source.Methods: The FWs were selected based on seasonal availability [early summer (early ripening peach), full summer (melon), late summer (pear), and early autumn (apple)] and SCW as annual waste. Small-scale preliminary tests as well as controlled fermenter experiments were performed to demonstrate the potential of using various food wastes as substrates for LA fermentation, except for apple pomace.Results and discussion: A 5-cycle repeated batch fermentation was conducted to optimize waste utilization and production, resulting in a total of 180.56 g/L of LA with a volumetric productivity of 0.88 g/L∙h. Subsequently, mechanical filtration and enzymatic hydrolysis were attempted. The total amount of LA produced in the 5-cycle repeated batch process was 397.1 g/L over 288 h, achieving a volumetric productivity of 1.32 g/L∙h. These findings suggest a promising biorefinery process for low-cost LA production from agri-food wastes.

Published
2024
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30. Words and Identities of December Revolution in Sudan

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Barbara Casciarri, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
060201 languages & linguistics, History, 0508 media and communications, 0602 languages and literature, 05 social sciences, Geography, Planning and Development, 050801 communication & media studies, 06 humanities and the arts, Development, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, 16. Peace & justice, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

A partir d’un glossaire de la troisieme revolution soudanaise et suivant une approche sociolinguistique, cette note analyse le discours portant sur les questions identitaires (ethnicite, genre, classe, tribu) qui est vehicule dans les slogans du mouvement de contestation de 2018-2019.

Published
2020

31. Synthesis and Biological Activity Assessment of 2-Styrylbenzothiazoles as Potential Multifunctional Therapeutic Agents

Author

Riccardo Barbari, Vera Bruggink, Robert Klaus Hofstetter, Chiara Tupini, Sofia Fagnani, Erika Baldini, Elisa Durini, Ilaria Lampronti, Silvia Vertuani, Anna Baldisserotto, Oliver Werz, and Stefano Manfredini

Subjects
benzothiazole derivatives, multifunctional, antioxidants, antitumor, ant-inflammatory, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
Abstract

A current trend in healthcare research is to discover multifunctional compounds, able to interact with multiple biological targets, in order to simplify multi-drug therapies and improve patient compliance. The aim of this work was to outline the growing demand for innovative multifunctional compounds, achieved through the synthesis, characterisation and SAR evaluation of a series of 2-styrylbenzothiazole derivatives. The six synthesised compounds were studied for their potential as photoprotective, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and anti-inflammatory agents. In order to profile antioxidant activity against various radical species, in vitro DPPH, FRAP and ORAC assays were performed. UV-filtering activity was studied, first in solution and then in formulation (standard O/W sunscreen containing 3% synthesised molecules) before and after irradiation. Compound BZTst6 proved to be photostable, suitable for broad-spectrum criteria, and is an excellent UVA filter. In terms of antioxidant activity, only compound BZTst4 can be considered a promising candidate, due to the potential of the catechol moiety. Both also showed exceptional inhibitory action against the pro-inflammatory enzyme 5-lipoxygenase (LO), with IC50 values in the sub-micromolar range in both activated neutrophils and under cell-free conditions. The results showed that the compounds under investigation are suitable for multifunctional application purposes, underlining the importance of their chemical scaffolding in terms of different biological behaviours.

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2024
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32. The Arab world

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Manfredi, Stefano

Subjects
Political science, Ancient history, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2020

33. Les monts Nouba : une région riche de ses langues

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Nicolas Quint, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

Since Quint (2006), no general account of the languages spoken in the Nuba Mountains has ever been published in French. This paper aims at filling that gap. In section 1, we introduce the various languages spoken today in the Nuba Mountains, emphasizing the importance of native tongues but also mentioning the other languages in use in that region, in particular several local varieties of Arabic. In section two, we show that, in spite of their many typological and phylogenetic differences, most of Nuba Mountain languages do share a significant amount of commonalities, allowing to conceive of the region as an area of linguistic convergence. We conclude on the challenges and prospects that future research on the Nuba Mountain languages is expected to meet on the brink of the second quarter of the 21st century.

Published
2020

34. Dossier: Soudan, identités en tension

Author

Barbara Casciarri, Alice Franck, Stefano Manfredi, Munzul Assal, Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8), Laboratoire Architecture, Ville, Urbanisme, Environnement (LAVUE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture (MC)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine (ENSA PVDS)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette (ENSAPLV), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1), Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (PRODIG (UMR_8586 / UMR_D_215 / UM_115)), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-AgroParisTech-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette (ENSAPLV), HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM)-HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université (HESAM)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine (ENSA PVDS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC), and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-AgroParisTech-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)

Subjects
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract

International audience

Published
2020

35. Arabic and Contact-Induced Change

Author

Christopher Lucas, Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Manfredi, Stefano

Subjects
Arabic, 400 Sprache::410 Linguistik::410 Linguistik, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, and its neighbours, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

This volume offers a synthesis of current expertise on contact-induced change in Arabic and its neighbours, with thirty chapters written by many of the leading experts on this topic. Its purpose is to showcase the current state of knowledge regarding the diverse outcomes of contacts between Arabic and other languages, in a format that is both accessible and useful to Arabists, historical linguists, and students of language contact.

Published
2020

36. Introduction

Author

Christopher Lucas and Stefano Manfredi

Abstract

This introductory chapter gives an overview of the aims, scope, and approach of the volume, while also providing a thematic bibliography of the most significant previous literature on Arabic and contact-induced change.

Published
2020
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37. Redefining the notion of pidgincreole

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Manfredi, Stefano, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2020

39. Arabic-based pidgins and creoles

Author

Fida Bizri, Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Enam Al-Wer, and Uri Horesh

Subjects
060201 languages & linguistics, History, Arabic, 0602 languages and literature, 05 social sciences, language, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, 06 humanities and the arts, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 050105 experimental psychology, language.human_language, Linguistics
Abstract

International audience

Published
2019

40. A Multilayered and Data-Driven Method for Exploring Arabic in Multilingual Settings

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Suat Istanbullu, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Werner Arnold, Maciej Klimiuk, and ISTANBULLU, Suat

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics
Abstract

International audience; Scholars in Arabic dialectology are widely concerned with the linguistic effects of societal bi-and multilingualism. The present chapter intends to illustrate a non-aprioristic and computer-assisted method for the study of Arabic in multilingual settings. Taking examples from two different sociolinguistic situations, we will illustrate new solutions for annotating and analyzing plurilingual corpora by means of a multilayered annotation system based on JAXE.

Published
2019

41. Assessing morphosyntactic variation in Naija (Nigerian Pidgin)

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Slavomír Čéplö, Manfredi, Stefano, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and University of Malta [Malta]

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2019

42. A Sustainable Approach to Valuable Polyphenol and Iridoid Antioxidants from Medicinal Plant By-Products

Author

Filippo Marchetti, Irene Gugel, Stefania Costa, Anna Baldisserotto, Alberto Foletto, Ilenia Gugel, Erika Baldini, Stefano Manfredini, and Silvia Vertuani

Subjects
upcycling, by-product, medicinal plant, polyphenols, iridoids, ultrasound-assisted extraction, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
Abstract

Supply chain waste gives rise to significant challenges in terms of disposal, making upcycling a promising and sustainable alternative for the recovery of bioactive compounds from by-products. Lignocellulosic by-products like STF231, which are derived from the medicinal plant extract industry, offer valuable compounds such as polyphenols and iridoids that can be recovered through upcycling. In an unprecedented study, we explored and compared conventional hydroethanolic extraction, ultrasound hydroethanolic extraction, and natural deep eutectic solvents–ultrasound extraction methods on STF231 to obtain extracts with antioxidant activity. The extraction profile of total polyphenols (TPCs) was measured using the Folin–Ciocalteu test and the antioxidant capacity of the extracts was tested with FRAP and DPPH assays. HPLC-UV was employed to quantify the phenolic and iridoid markers in the extracts. Additionally, the sustainability profile of the process was assessed using the green analytical procedure index (GAPI), AGREEprep, and analytical GREEnness metric approach (AGREE) frameworks. Our findings indicate that a choline chloride and lactic acid mixture at a 1:5 ratio, under optimal extraction conditions, resulted in extracts with higher TPC and similar antioxidant activity compared with conventional hydroethanolic extracts. The innovative aspect of this study lies in the potential application of sustainable upcycling protocols to a previously unexamined matrix, resulting in extracts with potential health applications.

Published
2024
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43. Fed-Batch Bioreactor Cultivation of Bacillus subtilis Using Vegetable Juice as an Alternative Carbon Source for Lipopeptides Production: A Shift towards a Circular Bioeconomy

Author

Irene Gugel, Maliheh Vahidinasab, Elvio Henrique Benatto Perino, Eric Hiller, Filippo Marchetti, Stefania Costa, Jens Pfannstiel, Philipp Konnerth, Silvia Vertuani, Stefano Manfredini, and Rudolf Hausmann

Subjects
surfactin, fengycin, lipopeptides, secondary metabolite, biosurfactant, circular bioeconomy, Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol, TP500-660
Abstract

In a scenario of increasing alarm about food waste due to rapid urbanization, population growth and lifestyle changes, this study aims to explore the valorization of waste from the retail sector as potential substrates for the biotechnological production of biosurfactants. With a perspective of increasingly contributing to the realization of the circular bioeconomy, a vegetable juice, derived from unsold fruits and vegetables, as a carbon source was used to produce lipopeptides such as surfactin and fengycin. The results from the shake flask cultivations revealed that different concentrations of vegetable juice could effectively serve as carbon sources and that the fed-batch bioreactor cultivation strategy allowed the yields of lipopeptides to be significantly increased. In particular, the product/substrate yield of 0.09 g/g for surfactin and 0.85 mg/g for fengycin was obtained with maximum concentrations of 2.77 g/L and 27.53 mg/L after 16 h, respectively. To conclude, this study provides the successful fed-batch cultivation of B. subtilis using waste product as the carbon source to produce secondary metabolites. Therefore, the consumption of agricultural product wastes might be a promising source for producing valuable metabolites which have promising application potential to be used in several fields of biological controls of fungal diseases.

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2024
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44. Design, synthesis, and biological investigation of selective human carbonic anhydrase II, IX, and XII inhibitors using 7-aryl/heteroaryl triazolopyrimidines bearing a sulfanilamide scaffold

Author

Romeo Romagnoli, Tiziano De Ventura, Stefano Manfredini, Erika Baldini, Claudiu T. Supuran, Alessio Nocentini, Andrea Brancale, Carmine Varricchio, Roberta Bortolozzi, Lorenzo Manfreda, and Giampietro Viola

Subjects
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sulphanilamide, antiproliferative activity, [1,2,4]triazolo[15-a]pyrimidine, structure–activity relationship, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
Abstract

A novel library of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) inhibitors based on the 2-sulfanilamido[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine skeleton modified at its 7-position was prepared by an efficient convergent procedure. These derivatives were evaluated in vitro for their inhibition properties against a representative panel of hCA isoforms (hCA I, II, IV, IX, and XII). The target tumour-associated isoforms hCA IX and XII were potently inhibited with KIs in the low nanomolar range of 5–96 nM and 4–72 nM, respectively. Compounds 1d, 1j, 1v, and 1x were the most potent hCA IX inhibitors with KIs of 5.1, 8.6, 4.7, and 5.1 nM, respectively. Along with derivatives 1d and 1j, compounds 1r and 1ab potently inhibited hCA XII isoform with KIs in a single-digit nanomolar range of 8.8, 5.4, 4.3, and 9.0 nM, respectively. Compounds 1e, 1m, and 1p exhibited the best selectivity against hCA IX and hCA XII isoforms over off-target hCA II, with selectivity indexes ranging from 5 to 14.

Published
2023
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45. Arabic in contact, now and then

Author

Stefano Manfredi and Mauro Tosco

Subjects
Arabic, language, Sociology, language.human_language, Linguistics
Published
2018

46. The semantics of modals in Kordofanian Baggara Arabic

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Manfredi, Stefano

Subjects
060201 languages & linguistics, Computer science, Arabic, business.industry, Modal verb, 06 humanities and the arts, Semantics, computer.software_genre, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, language.human_language, Linguistics, 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0602 languages and literature, language, Artificial intelligence, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, 0305 other medical science, business, computer, Natural language processing, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2018

47. The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics

Author

ADIL MOUSTAOUI SRHIR, Ali Idrissi, Emad Abdul-Latif, Mariam Aboelezz, Stefano Manfredi, and Atta Gebril

Subjects
Arabic, language, Sociology, language.human_language, Linguistics
Published
2017

48. Arabic as a contact language

Author

Stefano Manfredi

Subjects
Computer science, Arabic, language, Linguistics, language.human_language
Published
2017

49. Questioning language boundaries in plurilingal corpora : the CLAPOTY experience

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Isabelle LEGLISE, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Manfredi, Stefano

Subjects
[SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.LANGUE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience

Published
2017

50. Demonstratives and the emergence of a definite article in Juba Arabic and Ki-Nubi

Author

Stefano Manfredi, Structure et Dynamique des Langues (SeDyL), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR135

Subjects
060201 languages & linguistics, Demonstrative, Linguistics and Language, History, Divergence (linguistics), 06 humanities and the arts, Deixis, Grammaticalization, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics, Creolization, Definiteness, 0602 languages and literature, Inflection, Lexifier, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

In this study I provide a description of the morphosyntax and the functions of demonstratives in Juba Arabic and Ki-Nubi, two closely related Arabic-based contact languages. The study describes the process of acquisition of demonstrative pronouns and determiners and it explains the formal and functional changes that have taken place in the demonstrative system of Arabic as a consequence of pidginization and subsequent creolization. Broadly speaking, the reduction of the inflection of Arabic demonstratives and the gradual loss of their deictic value corresponds to a change of their grammatical functions along the common grammaticalization path deictic demonstrative > anaphoric demonstrative > definite article. However, Juba Arabic and Ki-Nubi clearly differ in terms of both forms and functions of pronominal and adnominal demonstratives. If Juba Arabic demonstratives are characterized by a certain morphological continuity with those of its Arabic lexifier, Ki-Nubi gives evidence of an innovative, and rather complex, system of demonstrative pronouns and determiners. This morphosyntactic divergence is also reflected on a functional ground insofar as the adnominal demonstrative de “this” is mainly used as a tracking device in Juba Arabic, whereas it can mark nominal definiteness in Ki-Nubi. The study eventually proposes a unified diachronic hypothesis that accounts for a greater degree of grammaticalization of nominal determination in Ki-Nubi as a result of its radical creolization.

Published
2017

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