Talking to animals in a moribund language

Andrason, Alexander; Phiri, Admire

doi:10.1075/lv.22008.and

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“…While not particularly frequent in Tjwao, causative formation through reduplication is attested as illustrated by example (3) below. Furthermore, replications are attested in conative interjections (Andrason et al 2020), especially those directed to animals, which tend to exhibit a triplicated structure (Andrason and Phiri 2022). Crucially, onomatopoeias do not contain any “onomatopo-izers” – markers (e.g., affixes) that would identify a lexeme as a member of the onomatopoeic lexical class.…”

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The meaning and form of onomatopoeias in Tjwao

Andrason,

Phiri,

Fehn

2023

Can. J. Linguist.

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The present article analyzes the meaning and form of onomatopoeias in Tjwao, a Khoe-Kwadi (Kalahari Khoe) language. Making use of a prototype approach to categorization, a corpus of 113 onomatopoeic lexemes were tested for their compliance with the semantic, phonetic, and morphological features associated with the prototype of onomatopoeias in scholarly literature. The evidence demonstrates that Tjwao onomatopoeias tend to instantiate the prototype fully. This signifies, in turn, that, as far as their phonetics and morphology are concerned, Tjwao onomatopoeias tend to be extra-systematic.

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The meaning and form of onomatopoeias in Tjwao

Andrason,

Phiri,

Fehn

2023

Can. J. Linguist.

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Hunting gestures in Tjwao

Andrason,

Mohr,

Phiri

et al. 2024

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

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Hunting gestures, i.e., gestures used to avoid scaring away prey or raising the attention of predators, are a central part of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of many foragers. These gestures have been documented for several groups in Southern Africa. This article is dedicated to such gestures, specifically those used by the speakers of a moribund East Kalahari Khoe language – Tjwao. It documents the hunting gestures collected in the villages of Sanqinyana and Sifulasengwe in Western Zimbabwe and analyzes them by adopting a formal descriptive approach. The focus is on the phonology and semantics of the gestures. Regarding phonology, handshape, palm orientation, location of the gesture, movement, handedness, and any participation of other parts of the body in the production of a gesture are discussed. Concerning semantics, we examine the referents of the hunting gestures and the type and extent of iconic relationship each gesture entertains with its real-world referent. In light of the analysis, we conclude that the hunting gesture code used by Tjwao speakers largely complies with the profile exhibited by the other hunting gesture codes found across the area, although certain dissimilarities can also be observed. This provides further evidence supporting the existence of the Kalahari Basin Area Sprachbund.

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Conative animal calls in Macha Oromo: function and form

Andrason,

Mulugeta,

Mazengia

2024

Linguistics Vanguard

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This article studies the category of conative animal calls (CACs) in a Cushitic variety – Macha Oromo (Ethiopia). The authors analyze the function (pragma-semantics) and form (phonetics and morphology) of 52 CACs collected during fieldwork activities and conclude the following: the category of CACs in Macha Orono largely complies with the prototype of a CAC posited recently in literature. Moreover, Macha Oromo data suggest a few novel generalizations (a close relationship between summonses and onomatopoeias, and between dispersals and motion-inciting/sustaining directionals, as well as a general preference for close I/U vowels) and raise a question regarding the validity of the hierarchy of semantic types of CACs proposed in some studies.

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Talking to animals in a moribund language

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

The meaning and form of onomatopoeias in Tjwao

The meaning and form of onomatopoeias in Tjwao

Hunting gestures in Tjwao

Conative animal calls in Macha Oromo: function and form

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