21.1942, Qs: Typology: Nominal and Adjectival Suppletion

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Subject: 21.1942, Qs: Typology: Nominal and Adjectival Suppletion

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Date: 20-Apr-2010
From: Ghazaleh Vafaeian < vghazaleh at gmail.com >
Subject: Typology: Nominal and Adjectival Suppletion
 

	
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:17:13
From: Ghazaleh Vafaeian [vghazaleh at gmail.com]
Subject: Typology: Nominal and Adjectival Suppletion

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I am currently working on a typological project on nominal and 
adjectival suppletion. This query has two parts: one is a plea for 
additional data from a broad range of languages and the other is about 
Semitic languages.

I have not found any suppletive forms in the following languages that I 
investigated:

Northern Embera, Nez Perce, Martuyhunira, Berbice Dutch Creole, 
Azari, Samoan, Wirango, Mundari, Thai, Maricopa, Paumarí, Tlingil, 
Apruinã, Lakhota, Arabana-Wangkangurru, Mandarin Chinese, 
Indonesian, and Ndyuka.

For the complete list of references used please have a look at:

http://www.wiki-site.com/index.php/Nominal_and_Adjectival_Suppletion

If you are familiar with these languages and know of the existence of 
any nominal or adjectival suppletive forms, I will greatly appreciate any 
information you can share. I will also be interested in other references 
that might be relevant. Suppletive forms in closely related languages 
are also of interest to me.

In addition to the typological study I would like to do a historical 
comparative study of the Semitic family. Consequently, I am looking for 
suppletive nouns and adjectives in all Semitic languages except 
Maltese, Hebrew, Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Iraqi Arabic and 
Egyptian Arabic since I already have data for these languages.

If you are familiar with any other Semitic languages and know of the 
existence of any nominal or adjectival suppletive forms, any information 
you can share will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Ghazaleh Vafaeian
Master's Student
Stockholm University 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Typology




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