PERSPECTIVES PSYCHOMÉCANIQUES SUR LES MARQUEURS DE CLASSE NOMINALE EN TAGBANA: UN SYSTÈME DE PSYCHOSYSTÈMES
PSYCHOMECHANICS PERSPECTIVES ON NOUN CLASS MARKERS IN TAGBANA: INSIGHTS INTO THE SYSTEMATIC OPERATION OF THE SYSTEMS
Author(s): Antoine Koné KiyofonSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: noun-class markers; gender; referent; Niger-congo; Gur; Tagbana.
Summary/Abstract: Psychomechanics perspectives on noun class markers in Tagbana: insights into the systematic operation of the systems. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that the noun-class markers k, l, m, p, t, and w in Tagbana represent a set of three coherent microsystems: a) the microsystem w / k representing the animate versus inanimate views; b) the microsystem m / l representing the continuate versus discontinuate views; c) the microsystem t / p representing the internal versus external plural views. The fundamental objective underlying the whole enterprise consists in highlighting Guillaume’s idea according to which language represents a coherent system (cf. Guillaume 1991: 4).
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philologia
- Issue Year: 60/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 93-104
- Page Count: 12