[Lingtyp] complex postpositions

[Kofi Yakpo]

Dear Nigel,

Complex adpositional structures (a general locative preposition + pre- or
post-ground relator noun) are the norm in Niger-Congo, and beyond, as an
areal phenomenon in Chadic (including Zina Kotoko, Hausa, etc.) and the
Afro-Caribbean English-lexifier Creoles of West Africa and the Caribbean.

I am sending you the following papers, which includes discussions of how
English simple prepositional structures were reanalyzed as complex
structures in the creoles due to Niger-Congo pressure and back again due to
English pressure, as well as discussions  of Kwa and Bantu complex
adpositions, and contact-induced changes in such constructions.

Best,
Kofi

Yakpo, Kofi & Adrienne Bruyn. 2015. Transatlantic patterns: The
relexification of locative constructions in Sranan.
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/o92c3yfocdy7irl/yakpo_2015_sranan-relexification-offprint.pdf?dl=0>
In Pieter Muysken & Norval Smith (eds.), *Surviving the Middle Passage: The
West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund* (Trends in Linguistics, Studies and
Monographs (TiLSM) 275), 135–75. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Yakpo, Kofi. 2017. Creole in transition: Contact with Dutch and typological
change in Sranan
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/buzr3x98vuni88l/yakpo_2017_creole-transition-sranan-offprint.pdf?dl=0>.
In Kofi Yakpo & Pieter Muysken (eds.), *Boundaries and Bridges: Language
Contact in Multilingual Ecologies* (Language Contact and Bilingualism (LCB)
14), 57–85. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Yakpo, Kofi. 2017. Unity in diversity: The homogeneity of the substrate and
the grammar of space in the African and Caribbean English-lexifier Creoles
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/2t6q096cmpe11pe/yakpo_2017_unity-in-diversity-offprint.pdf?dl=0>.
In Cecilia Cutler, Zvjezdana Vrzic & Philipp Angermeyer (eds.), *Language
contact in Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas. In honor of
John V. Singler* (Creole Language Library 53), 225–250. Amsterdam: John
Benjamins.




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On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 at 08:07, Anders Holmberg <
anders.holmberg at newcastle.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hello Nigel,
> In the language described here all prepositions are complex prepositions.
>
> Holmberg, Anders. 2002.  Prepositions and PPs in Zina Kotoko. In B.
> Schmidt, D. Odden & A. Holmberg (eds.) *Some aspects of the grammar of
> Zina Kotoko*. Lincom Europa.
>
> Since the paper is not the easiest to get hold of, I attach it here. I
> warmly recommend Peter Svenonius's work on adpositions in general,
> including complex adpositions.
>
>
> Anders
>
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> Prof. Anders Holmberg
> School of English Literature, Language, and Linguistics
> Newcastle University
> Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
> UK
>
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> *From:* Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf of
> Nigel Vincent <nigel.vincent at manchester.ac.uk>
> *Sent:* 02 February 2019 20:57
> *To:* LINGTYP at listserv.linguistlist.org
> *Subject:* [Lingtyp] complex postpositions
>
> There is a substantial literature on prepositions and postpositions. There
> is also a growing body of work on complex prepositions, i.e. things like
> English 'in front of', French 'au dessous de'. To complete the picture I'd
> be grateful for pointers to studies and/or examples of complex
> postpositions.
> Thanks in advance
> Nigel
>
>
> Professor Nigel Vincent, FBA MAE
> Professor Emeritus of General & Romance Linguistics
> The University of Manchester
>
> Linguistics & English Language
> School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
> The University of Manchester
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