36.2019, Books: The Cochimian Languages: Shaul (2024)

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Date: 29-Jun-2025
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: The Cochimian Languages: Shaul (2024)


Title: The Cochimian Languages
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Native American Linguistics 90
Publication Year: 2024

Publisher: Lincom GmbH
           https://lincom-shop.eu/
Book URL:
https://lincom-shop.eu/epages/57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/57709feb-b889-4707-b2ce-c666fc88085d/Products/%22ISBN%209783969391853%22

Author(s): David Leedom Shaul

17x24 cm. ISBN 9783969391853 (Hardbound). LINCOM Studies in Native
American Linguistics 90. 184pp. Euro 124.

Abstract:

The Cochimian language family of central Baja California has been
linked to the languages of the Yuman family. This contribution surveys
the four Cochimian languages  --  Jesuit Cochimí, Gabb Cochimí,
Robinia, and Nebé  --  in order to assess the family's phonological
and morphological correspondences. The sound patterns of these
languages are remarkably similar, with phonological divergence in some
Nebé roots. Prefixes and suffixes (both derivational and inflectional)
clearly reconstruct for Proto-Coshimian. Cognate rates among the four
languages range from 30% to 34%.
Almost all Cochimian languages are ergative-absolutive in case
marking, except Hervas Cochimí, a dialect of Jesuit Cochimí, which has
nominative-accusative case marking like Yuman, and the Hervas case
markers cognate with Yuman. Also, Hervas Cochimí has switch-reference,
using the same markers as Yuman. Switch-reference is absent in other
Cochimian languages for which we have data (non-Hervas Jesuit Cochimí,
Nebé). The Nebé language is treated in a companion volume. Texts in
the Cochimian languages are reproducted with complete analysis, with a
comparative lexicon and index. Lastly, the Monqui language of the
southern range of Cochimian is shown to be a varty of Nebé.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Language Documentation

Written In: English (eng)



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