Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)

This paper analyzes vowel shifts in Wichi (Mataguayan, South America) between the 18th and early 20th centuries, some of which contributed to the emergence of the Pilcomayeño and Bermejeño dialects. Based on a historical database and using the comparative method, we date the vowel shift over the per...

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Autores principales: Nercesian, Verónica, Arellano, Nicolás
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
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vowel shift
sporadic change
chain shifting
lexical difusion
Wichi
Mataguayan family
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/159993
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1599932023-11-09T20:07:50Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/159993 Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America) Nercesian, Verónica Arellano, Nicolás 2023-05-23 2023-11-09T17:07:38Z en Letras vowel shift sporadic change chain shifting lexical difusion Wichi Mataguayan family This paper analyzes vowel shifts in Wichi (Mataguayan, South America) between the 18th and early 20th centuries, some of which contributed to the emergence of the Pilcomayeño and Bermejeño dialects. Based on a historical database and using the comparative method, we date the vowel shift over the period we have named as Middle Wichi. At the early stage of this period, the /e/ > /a/ lowering is analyzed as a sporadic change, spread across the dialects in part of the vocabulary. At a later stage, the chain shift /ɑ/ > /o/ > /u/ > /e, i/, the merger of /u/ with /e/ and /i/, and the sporadic change of /i/>/e/ lowering in some words took place in Bermejeño. The paper explores implications in the implementation of sound change, the regular changes and the lexical diffusion, in particular, in chain shifting. It also explores some connections with other Mataguayan languages in both the lowering e>a and the possible causes of the changes. Thus, the paper contributes to the historical study of the Wichi language and the Mataguayan family in the Gran Chaco area in South America. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales Articulo Articulo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf
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topic Letras
vowel shift
sporadic change
chain shifting
lexical difusion
Wichi
Mataguayan family
spellingShingle Letras
vowel shift
sporadic change
chain shifting
lexical difusion
Wichi
Mataguayan family
Nercesian, Verónica
Arellano, Nicolás
Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
topic_facet Letras
vowel shift
sporadic change
chain shifting
lexical difusion
Wichi
Mataguayan family
description This paper analyzes vowel shifts in Wichi (Mataguayan, South America) between the 18th and early 20th centuries, some of which contributed to the emergence of the Pilcomayeño and Bermejeño dialects. Based on a historical database and using the comparative method, we date the vowel shift over the period we have named as Middle Wichi. At the early stage of this period, the /e/ > /a/ lowering is analyzed as a sporadic change, spread across the dialects in part of the vocabulary. At a later stage, the chain shift /ɑ/ > /o/ > /u/ > /e, i/, the merger of /u/ with /e/ and /i/, and the sporadic change of /i/>/e/ lowering in some words took place in Bermejeño. The paper explores implications in the implementation of sound change, the regular changes and the lexical diffusion, in particular, in chain shifting. It also explores some connections with other Mataguayan languages in both the lowering e>a and the possible causes of the changes. Thus, the paper contributes to the historical study of the Wichi language and the Mataguayan family in the Gran Chaco area in South America.
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author Nercesian, Verónica
Arellano, Nicolás
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Arellano, Nicolás
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title Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
title_short Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
title_full Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
title_fullStr Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
title_full_unstemmed Vowel shifts in Middle Wichi (Mataguayan, South America)
title_sort vowel shifts in middle wichi (mataguayan, south america)
publishDate 2023
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