- Latin, Bantu languages, Historical Linguistics, Literature, Language, And Culture, Old Germanic Languages, Romance Languages and Literatures, and 12 moreLatin Language and Literature, Old Norse Literature, Classics, Phonology, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Bantu Linguistics, Pidgin and Creole Languages, Botswana, Khoisan languages, Sound change, and Sound Change In Progressedit
- I have been Professor of African Languages at Gothenburg University, Sweden, and before that Professor of Latin at th... moreI have been Professor of African Languages at Gothenburg University, Sweden, and before that Professor of Latin at the same university. After retirement, I have become affiliated to the Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University.edit
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... If those who make tools have to be able to speak, languages must have existed for much longer, conceivably as long as a couple of million years. ... A linguist should preferably live with the speakers for a year or longer in order to... more
... If those who make tools have to be able to speak, languages must have existed for much longer, conceivably as long as a couple of million years. ... A linguist should preferably live with the speakers for a year or longer in order to make a full and reliable description. ...
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... Mechanisms of language change in Latin. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Janson, Tore (b. 1936, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Almqvist & Wiksell International (Stockholm). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1979. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 9122001948 ).... more
... Mechanisms of language change in Latin. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Janson, Tore (b. 1936, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Almqvist & Wiksell International (Stockholm). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1979. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 9122001948 ). VOLUME/EDITION: ...
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The article contains a first systematic description of the consonant phonemes in Changana/Tsonga, based mainly on standard grammars and dictionaries (Baumbach 1987, Cuénod 1967, Ribeiro 1965, Sitoe 1996). The number of distinctive... more
The article contains a first systematic description of the consonant phonemes in Changana/Tsonga, based mainly on standard grammars and dictionaries (Baumbach 1987, Cuénod 1967, Ribeiro 1965, Sitoe 1996). The number of distinctive phonemes is extremely high, around 125. The systems of stops and affricates are shown to be very complex. Several sounds are quite unusual or unique, in particular the prenasalised voiced aspirated stops and affricates. Phonological and orthographic differences between the standard forms in South Africa and in Mozambique are discussed.
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Janson Tore. Bantu spirantisation as an areal change. In: Africana Linguistica 13, 2007. pp. 79-116
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The goal of this paper is to demonstrate how the Southern Bantu languages are related to each other historically. The method used is analysis of phonological changes. The work is organized as follows. First, a short survey of previous... more
The goal of this paper is to demonstrate how the Southern Bantu languages are related to each other historically. The method used is analysis of phonological changes. The work is organized as follows. First, a short survey of previous research and the present state of knowledge is given. Then follows a presentation of the evidence for relations among the four main groups of languages in the southern region, followed by comments about the separate developments within the groups. In a short section it is explained why Shona is not included in the group. After that, a fairly detailed explanation of the reasons for the proposal that Makua, including Emakhuwa and Elomwe, belongs to the Southern Bantu group is offered. The final part is a discussion of the historical implications of the findings.
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... No ghost, ghostess, somnambulant, corpse, demon or malign influence [variant: ghost, ghostess, somnambulant, drowned maniac, demon, malign influence or pestilence] will be able to ... (Studia Latina Stockholmiensia, XIII.) Janson does... more
... No ghost, ghostess, somnambulant, corpse, demon or malign influence [variant: ghost, ghostess, somnambulant, drowned maniac, demon, malign influence or pestilence] will be able to ... (Studia Latina Stockholmiensia, XIII.) Janson does not elevate "the preface" to the rank of a ...
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It is shown that contrary to prevalent opinion, creole languages do not all have similar systems for marking definiteness, specificity, and plurality. Rather, creoles based on English exhibit one system, which is clearly different from... more
It is shown that contrary to prevalent opinion, creole languages do not all have similar systems for marking definiteness, specificity, and plurality. Rather, creoles based on English exhibit one system, which is clearly different from that in the creoles based on French and the ones ...
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TORE JANSON Stockholm University Labov 1981 argues that, in principle, sound changes may be implemented in two ways: through lexical diffusion (when the change is phonetically discrete), or by gradual sound change. It is contended here... more
TORE JANSON Stockholm University Labov 1981 argues that, in principle, sound changes may be implemented in two ways: through lexical diffusion (when the change is phonetically discrete), or by gradual sound change. It is contended here that although lexical diffusion ...
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... If those who make tools have to be able to speak, languages must have existed for much longer, conceivably as long as a couple of million years. ... The sounds of other mammals are also signals, and they are used to make contact with... more
... If those who make tools have to be able to speak, languages must have existed for much longer, conceivably as long as a couple of million years. ... The sounds of other mammals are also signals, and they are used to make contact with other individuals belonging to the species. ...
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Numera rader det allman enighet om att det i staten Norge finns ett sprak som har ett eget namn och som i stort sett anvands i hela Norge men inte mycket utanfor statens granser. De som tidig ...
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A selection of typologically unusual or possibly unique sounds in Changana are briefly described, including the unaspirated and aspirated versions of /tl / and /p§ / as well as voiced and aspirated prenasalised affricates such as /ndZH/.... more
A selection of typologically unusual or possibly unique sounds in Changana are briefly described, including the unaspirated and aspirated versions of /tl / and /p§ / as well as voiced and aspirated prenasalised affricates such as /ndZH/. It is also shown that prenasalisation occurs with implosives as well as with voiced, voiceless unaspirated, and voiceless aspirated stops. 1
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