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A Note on Monosyllabic Roots in Kavalan

A Note on Monosyllabic Roots in Kavalan <p>The phenomenon of submorphemic sound-meaning association with a terminal -CVC is widely attested in the Austronesian languages of the Philippines and Indonesia (including Malagasy), but is absent in Oceanic languages, and until now has been attested only weakly in the Formosan languages. Evidence is presented that *-pit &apos;press, squeeze together; narrow&apos;, the most richly attested "root" in Malayo-Polynesian languages, is also well attested in Kavalan, one of the more endangered and underdescribed aboriginal languages of Taiwan.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oceanic Linguistics University of Hawai'I Press

A Note on Monosyllabic Roots in Kavalan

Oceanic Linguistics , Volume 42 (1) – Jun 24, 2003

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University of Hawai'I Press
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Copyright © 2003 University of Hawai'i Press.
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1527-9421

Abstract

<p>The phenomenon of submorphemic sound-meaning association with a terminal -CVC is widely attested in the Austronesian languages of the Philippines and Indonesia (including Malagasy), but is absent in Oceanic languages, and until now has been attested only weakly in the Formosan languages. Evidence is presented that *-pit &apos;press, squeeze together; narrow&apos;, the most richly attested "root" in Malayo-Polynesian languages, is also well attested in Kavalan, one of the more endangered and underdescribed aboriginal languages of Taiwan.</p>

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Oceanic LinguisticsUniversity of Hawai'I Press

Published: Jun 24, 2003

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