Papers by Ken Manson
Several Karen reconstructions have been proposed based on limited data or spread of language chos... more Several Karen reconstructions have been proposed based on limited data or spread of language chosen. This paper reviews the previous reconstructions, and summarizes a new reconstruction along with reflexes from all the main clusters of Karen languages. Links to other families of Southeast Asia are discussed. Tonal development is presented and discussed, along with a proposed “Gedney-style” tone box for Karen languages.
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A Bibliography of Karen Linguistics, 2023
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The Karen languages form a clearly defined cluster of languages with no members of uncertain stat... more The Karen languages form a clearly defined cluster of languages with no members of uncertain status (Benedict 1972, Shafer 1974, Matisoff 1991, Bradley 1997, van Driem 2001, LaPolla 2001, Thurgood 2003, Manson 2010). The English term Karen is probably an adaption of the Burmese name for these people, but it has been reacquired by the Sgaw to refer to themselves. Other Karen groups rarely use this term to refer to themselves, and refer to themselves instead with an endogenous name, often based on the reconstructed Proto-Karen form *k-ɲaŋ (Solnit 2001), e.g. Kayah, Kayaw, Kayan, Sgaw. The Karen branch has been considered part of Sino-Tibetan for over a century, but only in the last 35 years has a consensus developed that these languages form a distinct branch within Tibeto-Burman rather than a sister to Tibeto-Burman. Benedict (1972: 129) notes that ‘morphologically, Karen diverges from Tibeto-Burman almost as widely as does Chinese, especially as regards syntax’. These features lead ...
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This paper is a compilation of all linguistic works that have focused on the Karen branch of Tibe... more This paper is a compilation of all linguistic works that have focused on the Karen branch of Tibeto-Burman
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This paper summarised the development of consonants, vowels and tones in Karen languages and prop... more This paper summarised the development of consonants, vowels and tones in Karen languages and proposes a classification based on shared innovations. Supporting data is also provided.
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A phonology of Pekon Kayan [pdu] including a description of consonants, vowels, tone/phonation, s... more A phonology of Pekon Kayan [pdu] including a description of consonants, vowels, tone/phonation, syllable and word structure.
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This 6 page outline gives an approximate page count for each grammar section for a descriptive gr... more This 6 page outline gives an approximate page count for each grammar section for a descriptive grammar of a Southeast Asian language.
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Ethnologue > SIL Bibliography > A sociolinguistic analysis of coloured South African speech... more Ethnologue > SIL Bibliography > A sociolinguistic analysis of coloured South African speech in Australia A sociolinguistic analysis of coloured South African speech in Australia. Citation, Manson, Ken. 1999. ... Author, Manson, Ken. Serial, PYU Working Papers in Linguistics. Subject ...
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Ethnologue > SIL Bibliography > Review of: Eastern Kayah Li: grammar, texts... more Ethnologue > SIL Bibliography > Review of: Eastern Kayah Li: grammar, texts, glossary, by David Solnit Review of: Eastern Kayah Li: grammar, texts, glossary, by David Solnit. Citation, Manson,Ken. 2001. ... Notes on Linguistics 4(4): 233-236. Author, Manson, Ken. Serial, ...
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La Trobe University Research Online, a digital repository holding works produced by La Trobe Univ... more La Trobe University Research Online, a digital repository holding works produced by La Trobe University staff and students La Trobe University Research Online, a digital repository holding works produced by La Trobe University staff and students
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Conference Presentations by Ken Manson
Handout for the 54th ICSTLL, Sydney
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Papers by Ken Manson
Conference Presentations by Ken Manson
1. Preverbal
2. Preverbal + Postverbal
3. Preverbal + Clause-final
4. Clause-final
This data presents evidence for a new cluster of languages with double negation (c.f. Vossen 2011). Evidence for the Jespersen Cycle (van der Auwera 2009) in the Karen languages will be presented: the clause-final negative marker *ba has its origins as the adjective ‘correct’ via a grammaticalisation path through a speech strengthener/“emphasis” in positive declarative sentences, and then speakers added this marker to emphasize their negative statements. Some proposals are made for how the languages and dialects have developed in this conceptual space, and the potential internal relationships between the languages.