The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields Bantu
Studies on the expression of diminutivity in Bantoid languages of the Cameroonian Grassfields have tended to focus on the role that noun class derivation plays within the familiar Bantu paradigm. A closer look at individual branches of Bantoid, however, reveals a more complex picture, which rather...
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Studies on the expression of diminutivity in Bantoid languages of the Cameroonian Grassfields have tended to focus on the role that noun class derivation plays within the familiar Bantu paradigm. A closer look at individual branches of Bantoid, however, reveals a more complex picture, which rather suggests a division of labour between derivational strategies and compounding and/or periphrasis. This contribution zooms in on the languages of the Central Ring (CR) branch of Grassfields Bantu, presenting an overview of diminutivisation strategies found here: the notorious transfer to gender 19/6a, which is at times, accompanied by the addition of a semantically bleached suffix –CV, and periphrasis in associative constructions headed by nouns with inherent diminutive meanings such as ‘child’.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4d608698c184ecba295cb55963f99c02023-09-07T18:30:10ZdeuHamburg University PressAfrika und Übersee0002-04272749-09712020-12-0193110.15460/auue.2020.93.1.203The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields BantuPius W. Akumbu0Roland Kießling1Universität HamburgUniversität Hamburg Studies on the expression of diminutivity in Bantoid languages of the Cameroonian Grassfields have tended to focus on the role that noun class derivation plays within the familiar Bantu paradigm. A closer look at individual branches of Bantoid, however, reveals a more complex picture, which rather suggests a division of labour between derivational strategies and compounding and/or periphrasis. This contribution zooms in on the languages of the Central Ring (CR) branch of Grassfields Bantu, presenting an overview of diminutivisation strategies found here: the notorious transfer to gender 19/6a, which is at times, accompanied by the addition of a semantically bleached suffix –CV, and periphrasis in associative constructions headed by nouns with inherent diminutive meanings such as ‘child’. https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/hup1/afrikaunduebersee/article/view/203Central Ring Grassfields Bantu languagesdiminutivitydiminutivesnoun classesgender |
| spellingShingle | Pius W. Akumbu Roland Kießling The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields Bantu Afrika und Übersee Central Ring Grassfields Bantu languages diminutivity diminutives noun classes gender |
| title | The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields Bantu |
| title_full | The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields Bantu |
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| title_short | The expression of diminutivity in Central Ring Grassfields Bantu |
| title_sort | expression of diminutivity in central ring grassfields bantu |
| topic | Central Ring Grassfields Bantu languages diminutivity diminutives noun classes gender |
| url | https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/hup1/afrikaunduebersee/article/view/203 |
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