32.863, Books: Variation and change in Abui: Saad

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Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:16:43
From: Janacy van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: Variation and change in Abui: Saad

 


Title: Variation and change in Abui 
Subtitle: The impact of Alor Malay on an indigenous language of Indonesia 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/variation-and-change-in-abui-the-impact-of-alor-malay-on-an-indigenous-language-of-indonesia-2 


Author: George Saad

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933455 Pages: 503 Price: Europe EURO 43


Abstract:

This dissertation investigates on-going language variation and change in Abui,
a Timor-Alor-Pantar (Papuan) language spoken on the island of Alor, eastern
Indonesia. Like many indigenous languages spoken on Alor, Abui has been in
intensive contact with Alor Malay, the regional lingua franca, for around
50-60 years. This has had the greatest impact on younger speakers, who are now
being raised in Alor Malay and only learn Abui during or after adolescence.
Drawing on methods from descriptive linguistics, bilingualism research, and
variationist sociolinguistics, the Abui of four different age-groups was found
to vary significantly, suggesting that this shift to Alor Malay is having an
impact on Abui.

This was illustrated using three case-studies of language variation and
change, examining reflexive possessive marking, verb usage, and reduplication.
Broadly speaking, it was found that the 50-60 years of intense contact between
Alor Malay and Abui has led to the simplification of Abui grammar. In
particular, the reflexivity distinction in possession is becoming neutralized,
certain verbs are taking over others and becoming more generic, while
reduplication is becoming more productive and more Malay-like in function and
form. These outcomes are argued to be a case of both incomplete acquisition
and transfer.

This dissertation may prove of relevance to anyone interested in the study of
language contact and change, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, descriptive
linguistics, endangered languages, Papuan and Austronesian languages, and
language variation in minority languages.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Abui (abz)


Written In: English  (eng)

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