Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative
In Shona (Bantu: Zimbabwe), the causative fonn of a verb is fonned in one of two ways: either with the suffix -is-/-es- or by changing the root final consonant to a corresponding coronal continuant. The author argues for an analysis in which both fonns are derived from a common underlying suffix /sl...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
LibraryPress@UF
1993-06-01
|
| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107414 |
| _version_ | 1818825036280102912 |
|---|---|
| author | Scott Myers |
| author_facet | Scott Myers |
| author_sort | Scott Myers |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In Shona (Bantu: Zimbabwe), the causative fonn of a verb is fonned in one of two ways: either with the suffix -is-/-es- or by changing the root final consonant to a corresponding coronal continuant. The author argues for an analysis in which both fonns are derived from a common underlying suffix /sl. The suffixal fonn is the result of an independently motivated process of epenthesis. The mutation, on the other hand, comes about by fusion of the /s/ with the preceding consonant. This fusion leads in some cases to feature combinations disallowed in Shona. The effects of mutation in these cases can be captured exploiting an active version of Kiparsky's Structure Preservation in tenns of "persistent rules". |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-19T00:05:23Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d9d1ce2b1a2244d1b61a6002922db909 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0039-3533 2154-428X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-19T00:05:23Z |
| publishDate | 1993-06-01 |
| publisher | LibraryPress@UF |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Studies in African Linguistics |
| spelling | doaj.art-d9d1ce2b1a2244d1b61a6002922db9092022-12-21T20:46:16ZengLibraryPress@UFStudies in African Linguistics0039-35332154-428X1993-06-0123210.32473/sal.v23i2.107414Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causativeScott MyersIn Shona (Bantu: Zimbabwe), the causative fonn of a verb is fonned in one of two ways: either with the suffix -is-/-es- or by changing the root final consonant to a corresponding coronal continuant. The author argues for an analysis in which both fonns are derived from a common underlying suffix /sl. The suffixal fonn is the result of an independently motivated process of epenthesis. The mutation, on the other hand, comes about by fusion of the /s/ with the preceding consonant. This fusion leads in some cases to feature combinations disallowed in Shona. The effects of mutation in these cases can be captured exploiting an active version of Kiparsky's Structure Preservation in tenns of "persistent rules".https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107414ShonaBantucausativemorphologyconsonant mutation |
| spellingShingle | Scott Myers Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative Studies in African Linguistics Shona Bantu causative morphology consonant mutation |
| title | Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative |
| title_full | Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative |
| title_fullStr | Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative |
| title_short | Epenthesis, mutation, and structure preservation in the Shona causative |
| title_sort | epenthesis mutation and structure preservation in the shona causative |
| topic | Shona Bantu causative morphology consonant mutation |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107414 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT scottmyers epenthesismutationandstructurepreservationintheshonacausative |