23.2414, Qs: Reflexes of *kore 'lack, not-exist' in Polynesian

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Subject: 23.2414, Qs: Reflexes of *kore 'lack, not-exist' in Polynesian

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Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:51:48
From: Ljuba Veselinova [ljuba at ling.su.se]
Subject: Reflexes of *kore 'lack, not-exist' in Polynesian

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This question is intended mainly for people familiar with the history of 
Polynesian languages. Specifically, I would like to find any work that deals 
with cognates of the Proto-Polynesian form *kore and their development in 
the modern languages.
 
Clark (1976: 85, 98, in passim) reconstructs *kore for Proto-Polynesian with 
the sense 'lack', 'not-exist'. Cognates of *kore are observed today in all 
Eastern Polynesian languages. In most of them they express Standard 
Negation and are also used as a special negative existential. However, there 
are also languages where there are more several reflexes of *kore. For 
instance, in Māori, there is kāore , 'Standard Negator and negative existential 
but there is also kore, a postnominal modifier meaning 'without, -less'. A 
similar situation is observed in Ùa Pou (Northern Marquesan)
 
I am sure these facts must have been noticed in Polynesian linguists. So far I 
have only located a short comment in Clark (1976). I am aware of a few other 
references (Celoria 2001, Krupa 1982, Lal and Fortune 2000) that may offer 
relevant information but they haven't arrived yet through interlibrary loan. I'm 
on the lookout for more work on the rise of *kore and the development of its 
cognates. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated. I will post a summary if 
there I interest.
 
My best wishes,
Ljuba


References
Celoria, Rafaella. 2001. The history and development of the Māori language. 
Fribourg: s.n.
Clark, Ross. 1976. Aspects of Proto-Polynesian Syntax. Auckland: Linguistic 
Society of New Zealand.
Krupa, Viktor. 1982. The Polynesian Languages: A Guide. London: Routledge 
& Kegan Paul.
Lal, Brij V., and Fortune, Kate eds. 2000. The Pacific Islands: An 
Encyclopedia. Honolulu: The University of Hawaii Press. 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics






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