Rara #29
Legacy number: 29
| Number | 29 |
| Phenomenon | use of metathesis (CV ~ VC) for grammatical purposes, viz. to express distinctions of aspect and/or definiteness, or of word-class (noun-verb) |
| Found in | Rotuman (Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian); Clallam and other Straits lgs of Coast Salish; Sierra Miwok lgs and Costanoan lgs (Penutian) |
| Domain | phonology, morphology — types of exponents and their uses |
| Type | rarum |
| Keywords | metathesis, aspect, definiteness, word class |
| Source | Thompson, Laurence C. & M. Terry Thompson (1969). Metathesis as a grammatical device. IJAL 35: 213-219. Okrand, Marc (1979). Metathesis in Costanoan grammar. IJAL 45: 123-130. See now: http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/~ehume/metathesis/ |
| Violates | none |
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