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Westera, M; Brasoveanu, A. 2014

Ignorance in context: the interaction of modified numerals and QUDs

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Yoshida, M.; Kazanina, N.; Pablos Robles, L.; Sturt, P. 2014

On the origin of islands

Article / Letter to editor

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Gijn, E. van 2014

Yurakaré

Part of book or chapter of book

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Nyst, V.A.S. 2014

The significance of African sign languages for African linguistics and sign language studies

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Brookes, H.; Nyst, V.A.S. 2014

Gesture in Sub Saharan Africa

Part of book or chapter of book

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Schiller, N.O.; Timmer, Kalinka; Ganushchak, Lesya Y.; Mitlina, Yulia 2014

Trial by trial: selecting first or second language phonology of a visually masked word

Article / Letter to editor

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Wal, M.J. van der 2014

In gesprek met het taalverleden

Event

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Gravina, R.C. 2014

The phonology of Proto-Central Chadic : the reconstruction of the phonology and lexicon of Proto-Central Chadic, and the linguistic history of the Central Chadic languages

Doctoral Thesis

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The Central Chadic languages are a diverse and fascinating collection of languages, spoken in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. The phonologies of these languages have intrigued linguists since they were... Show moreThe Central Chadic languages are a diverse and fascinating collection of languages, spoken in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. The phonologies of these languages have intrigued linguists since they were first studied, due to their minimal sets of phonemic vowels (sometimes only one), complex systems of vowel harmony, and extensive use of palatalized and labialized consonants. Analysis of these languages led to the proposal of phonemic units referred to as ‘prosodies’, which act on both vowels and consonants, allowing Central Chadic phonologies to be described in a neat and succinct way. This study looks at the diverse phonological systems found within Central Chadic, and reconstructs the phonological system of their ancestor language. This system is itself simple and succinct, and includes one phonemic prosody and just three phonemic vowels. The study describes the phonological processes that led from this system to the many phonological systems that are in use today, shedding light both on the history of the languages, and on issues in the analysis of these languages. Show less

Schrock, T.B. 2014

A grammar of Ik (Icé-tód) : Northeast Uganda's last thriving Kuliak language

Doctoral Thesis

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The Ik language (Icé-tód), spoken in northeast Uganda, forms the Kuliak(Rub) subgroup along with So/Tepeth and Nyang’í. These latter two lectshave already succombed to assimilative pressures from... Show moreThe Ik language (Icé-tód), spoken in northeast Uganda, forms the Kuliak(Rub) subgroup along with So/Tepeth and Nyang’í. These latter two lectshave already succombed to assimilative pressures from neighboring Niloticpastoralists like the Karimojong, Turkana, and Pokot. Despite similarsociolinguistic circumstances, Ik has so far held up and still remains vital asthe mother-tongue of hundreds of young children. Since Ik is the lastmember of a waning subgroup, its documentation and description mayprovide key pieces to the puzzle of East African linguistic and ethnic prehistory. The complexity of this prehistory is embodied in Ik grammar which shows many traits shared with languages in both Afroasistic and Nilo- Saharan language families. And so a full grammatical treatment of Ik can shed some needed light on the classification of other language groups.To that end, this study offers a comprehensive but balanced grammatical analysis of Ik. It covers the basics of the Ik sociolinguistic milieu, genetic classification, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. Of particular typological interest are Ik’s unusual systems of vowel harmony, tone, and case, as well as the syntax of subordinate clauses, the grammaticalization of case in the verbal system, and sequential and simultaneous clause chains. Other fascinating topics include pre-pause devoicing, frozen prefixes, tensed modifiers, non-canonical passives, and an irrealis-realis modal distinction. Lastly, between the grammar and lexicon is provided a collection of five culturally relevant Ik texts as holistic examples of Ik in its natural context. Show less

Schiller, N.O.; Lensink, Saskia E.; Verdonschot, Rinus G. 2014

Morphological priming during language switching: an ERP study

Article / Letter to editor

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Cheng, L.L.; Downing, L.J. 2014

The problems of adverbs in Zulu

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Boone, E. 2014

The syntax and licensing of Gapping and Fragments

Doctoral Thesis

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This dissertation investigates the syntax and distribution of Gapping and Fragments, as well as the movements involved in ellipsis contexts in general. In the first part, it is argued that the... Show moreThis dissertation investigates the syntax and distribution of Gapping and Fragments, as well as the movements involved in ellipsis contexts in general. In the first part, it is argued that the syntax of Gapping and Fragments is identical. In the second part it is argued that the licensing condition on ellipsis holds at the discourse component and that, from a discourse perspective, the distribution of Gapping and Fragments is identical. The main claim of this study, then, is that Gapping and Fragments should not be formally distinguished in a theory of ellipsis. The final part of this dissertation is concerned with the movements of the remnant elements of ellipsis. Answers are provided to questions such as why these movements are often impossible in non-elliptical contexts and what it is that triggers these movements Show less

Daneshvar Tehranizadeh, E. 2014

Le transculturalisme des créations littéraires franco-persanes depuis les années 1980

Doctoral Thesis

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My research is based on transculturalism in the works of Iranian authors living in France since the 1980’s. Referring to the cultural interbreeding, transculturalism constitutes a field of research... Show moreMy research is based on transculturalism in the works of Iranian authors living in France since the 1980’s. Referring to the cultural interbreeding, transculturalism constitutes a field of research, which is becoming increasingly important in numerous countries. In literature this concept concerns hybrid works, i.e. works emanating from two or more different cultures. In French-Persian creations it shows the mixture between a Western tradition of novel and the dominating place of lyricism and poetry in the Eastern writing. It may open also to an interesting course of reflection in the cultural and social domain of multiculturalism and transculturalism more in general. It aims at current issues seen from a double perspective: the interdependency of the different cultures and a new type of literature from the perspective of writing. Those creations are intermediary between the artist in exile and the receiving society. They transmit values of interculturalism, permitting interaction between cultures. But also represent transculturalism, which transcends the simple ‘dialogue’ between two cultures to reach an original synthesis. My goal was to search hybrid factors in these works and to see how they are carried out concretely in the texts. Then we see who these works might be qualified as transcultural. Show less

Pooth, R.A. 2014

Die Diathesen Aktiv vs. Medium und die Verbsemantik im Vedischen der Ṛgveda-Saṃhitā

Doctoral Thesis

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My dissertation provides a detailed description of the interaction between verb semantics and the two grammatical voice categories (that is, middle and active voice) in the Vedic Sanskrit of the... Show moreMy dissertation provides a detailed description of the interaction between verb semantics and the two grammatical voice categories (that is, middle and active voice) in the Vedic Sanskrit of the Rigveda (which is the earliest text of the Old-Indic religious tradition, datable to plus/minus 1500 BC). I give a full synchronic description of the middle voice semantic cluster (including a list of all middle readings) and the verbal lexicon with regard to valency and semantic transitivity. In addition, the two last chapters are devoted to paradigmatic voice marking asymmetries found in the text which point to a particular prehistory of its voice system. Show less

Nixon, J.S. 2014

Sound of mind: electrophysiological and behavioural evidence for the role of context, variation and informativity in human speech processing

Doctoral Thesis

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Spoken communication involves transmission of a message which takes physical form in acoustic waves. Within any given language, acoustic cues pattern in language-specific ways along language... Show moreSpoken communication involves transmission of a message which takes physical form in acoustic waves. Within any given language, acoustic cues pattern in language-specific ways along language-specific acoustic dimensions to create speech sound contrasts. These cues are utilized by listeners to discriminate between possible messages intended by the speaker. It is well documented that individual listeners attend to different acoustic cues in different ways. For example, adult second-language (L2) learners often have trouble distinguishing certain L2 speech contrasts. Yet, the question of how listeners come to utilise certain cues and not others for discrimination is not yet well understood. The relationship between this continuous and inherently noisy acoustic signal and the discrete nature of the underlying messages forms the basis for this thesis. I used electrophysiological (EEG) and behavioural measures to investigate how allophonic tonal variants and sub-phonemic features are processed during Mandarin and Dutch speech production, visual processing of written words and reading aloud. In addition, using the visual world eyetracking paradigm, I investigated how the degree of variation (statistical noise) in the acoustic signal affects perception of Cantonese segment and tone contrasts. Show less

Witteman, J.; Goerlich-Dobre, K.S.; Martens, S.; Aleman, A.; Heuven, V.J. van; Schiller, N.O. 2014

The nature of hemispheric specialization for prosody perception

Article / Letter to editor

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Griffiths, J.; Lipták, A.K. 2014

Contrast and island sensitivity in clausal ellipsis

Article / Letter to editor

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Cissé, I.A.H. 2014

Développement phonético-phonologique en fulfulde et bambara d’enfants monolingues et bilingues : étude du babillage et des premiers mots

Doctoral Thesis

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This descriptive and analytical study is based on two corpora of audiovisual data of monolingual and multilingual children’s babbling and first words gathered in Mali during a period of nearly a... Show moreThis descriptive and analytical study is based on two corpora of audiovisual data of monolingual and multilingual children’s babbling and first words gathered in Mali during a period of nearly a year. It is concerned with fundamental discussions about the development and acquisition of language such as the issue of the presence or absence of evidence of early specialization in children at the babbling stage, the continuity between babbling and first words, and the emergence and development of phonology in children Show less

Adelaar, W.F.H.; Brijnen, H.B. 2014

Johann Natterer's Linguistic Heritage

Article / Letter to editor

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Heuven, V.J. van 2014

Laatste les: Apenkooi

Event

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In this lecture I discuss sense and nonsense with respect to four issues/claims relating to language and speech:

The taller a person, the lower the voice
In human communication body language is...

In this lecture I discuss sense and nonsense with respect to four issues/claims relating to language and speech:

The taller a person, the lower the voice
In human communication body language is more important than verbal content
Danish is intrinsically unintelligible, even for Danes
Voice Lie Detection by computer is feasible

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