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A New View of the Proto-Oceanic Pronominal System.
- Source :
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Oceanic Linguistics . Jun2003, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p161-186. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Proto-Oceanic had two distinct sets of clitic pronouns, with members of one set expressing the S (‘subject’ of intransitive sentences), while the members of the other set expressed the A (‘agent’ of transitive sentences). Clitic pronouns expressing O (‘object’) observed in some Oceanic languages today are later innovations, rather than reflexes of Proto-Oceanic ‘object’ clitic forms. The main evidence comes from a comparison of what is reconstructible for Proto-Extra Formosan, a parent language of Proto-Oceanic, and Proto-Polynesian, one of the daughter protolanguages of Proto-Oceanic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00298115
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oceanic Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15833457
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/ol.2003.0007