Testing inferences about language contact on morphosyntax: A typological case study on Alorese–Adang contact

K Sinnemäki, N Ahola - Transactions of the Philological Society, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When linguists make inferences about language contact, control data is required for reliable
analysis. Historical data or reconstructions are typically used for that purpose. However …

Possessive Construction in Uab Meto

N Benu - RETORIKA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa, 2019 - ejournal.warmadewa.ac.id
This paper is a result of research which is aimed to uncover the structure and marking on the
possessive construction in Uab Meto based on morpho-syntax point of view. The data …

Rembong-Wangka: Its position among the Manggaraic languages, some formative elements and adnominal possession

L Asplund - 2020 - diva-portal.org
Abstract Rembong-Wangka is an Austronesian language, which together with other little
described languages, belongs to the Manggaraic subgroup of Austronesian. One aim is to …

Development of a* kl-Consonant Cluster into Phrase-Initial Epenthetic Breathiness in Ende (Eastern Indonesia)

A Elias - Oceanic Linguistics, 2024 - muse.jhu.edu
Ende is a Central Flores (Austronesian) language of eastern Indonesia which features a
contrast between vowel-initial words and words that begin with an underlying glottal stop …

The radically isolating languages of Flores: A challenge to diachronic theory

JM McWhorter - Journal of Historical Linguistics, 2019 - jbe-platform.com
The languages of central Flores are all but devoid of affixation, despite that this is hardly
typical of the Austronesian languages of their family, including closely related languages …

Language contact and bilingualism

Y Matras - 2012 - degruyter.com
When delving into issues such as the origin of the name Curaçao and the origins of
Papiamento, one runs the risk of searching too deep for solutions. Studies on these subjects …