Unexpected non-anaphoric marking in Aleut

Berge, Anna

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“…Aleut is less polysynthetic and it is distinct in that it has auxiliaries; an example of the latter is shown in (2), taken from a portion of an example in Berge (forthcoming, ex. 39).…”

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“…What continues to be a fascinating issue for linguists working on Aleut (Bergsland 1978; Fortescue 1985; Leer 1987; Sadock 1999, 2000; 2009; Boyle 2000; Berge 2009, forthcoming; Merchant forthcoming) are the two sets of verbal inflection that produces the Aleut Effect. While this language displays a parsimony of endings, compared to those of other members of the language family, it still reflects familiar contrasts (Sadock 2009).…”

Section: The Aleut Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Almost every article has a section with some examples of these. Berge (forthcoming) discusses the following example.…”

Section: The Aleut Effectmentioning

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Eskimo‐Aleut Languages

Johns

2010

Language and Linguist. Compass

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This article provides an overview of some key properties of Eskimo‐Aleut languages. It discusses the geographic range and number of speakers of these languages, some of which are seriously endangered. It also provides examples and discussion of the polysynthetic nature of some of these languages, where a single word can have the interpretation of a sentence. An intriguing property of the Aleut language is its anaphoric agreement, which provides challenges for syntactic analyses. Within Eskimo‐Aleut, we find languages that seem to lack tense, while closely related members have a finely graded tense system.

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“…Aleut is less polysynthetic and it is distinct in that it has auxiliaries; an example of the latter is shown in (2), taken from a portion of an example in Berge (forthcoming, ex. 39).…”

Section: Polysynthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Aleut Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Eskimo‐Aleut Languages

Johns

2010

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Chapter 11. Insubordination in Aleut

Berge

2016

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Origins of Linguistic Diversity in the Aleutian Islands

Berge

2010

Human Biology

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The Aleut language, currently spoken along the Aleutian chain and the Pribilof and Commander islands, is the only language in its branch of the Eskimo-Aleut language family, and traditional methods of linguistic reconstruction have neither satisfactorily explained its relationship with languages on the Asian continent nor its development from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut. Linguistic reconstruction has always been important in understanding the prehistory and history of the Aleuts, and new approaches in comparative linguistics, more comprehensive information on typological features of neighboring languages, and continuing language documentation allow us to propose a rich and continuous history of contact with various groups of people. I evaluate evidence that the Aleut language may have been shaped by contact with neighbors in Asia and Alaska, eventually giving rise to its differentiation from the Eskimo languages. I look at dialect differentiation along the Aleutian chain and what this differentiation reveals about the migration trends of the Aleut along the chain. I look at the colonial expansion of the Aleut-speaking area and resulting additional varieties of Aleut in the historical period. Finally, I review the effects of the Russian and American colonial periods on the Aleut language and the severe endangerment that the language faces today as a result. I conclude that there is evidence of possible Aleut contact with both neighboring peoples; however, much of this evidence has not yet been subjected to systematic comparative reconstructions. Linguistic evidence supports theories of at least two westward expansions of Aleuts along the island chain, but it is not yet clear what motivated the dialect differentiations. Finally, I offer some thoughts on directions for future dialect studies and the continuing documentation of Aleut.

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Unexpected non-anaphoric marking in Aleut

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Eskimo‐Aleut Languages

Eskimo‐Aleut Languages

Chapter 11. Insubordination in Aleut

Origins of Linguistic Diversity in the Aleutian Islands

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