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Spanish affixes in the Quechua languages: A multidimensional perspective
- Source :
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Lingua . Apr2012, Vol. 122 Issue 5, p481-493. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: In this paper I discuss cases where there has been systematic borrowing of affixes: Spanish elements in different Quechua languages. I will try to study, in this specific case, the different processes through which suffixes have entered the language. I argue that there are four dimensions, four paths through which a Spanish suffix can be incorporated into Quechua: second language (L2)-oriented processes, universally oriented processes, first language (L1)-oriented processes, and processes in which properties of both L1 and L2 play a role. Thus the process of borrowing morphology is far from uniform. Rather, it reflects the complexity of all language contact processes, in which the four dimensions listed play a role. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00243841
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Lingua
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73991968
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2011.10.003