Majang nominal plurals, with comparative notes
Majang nominal plurals, with comparative notes
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Majang 名义复数，带有比较注释
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1988
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Peter Unseth
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作者：
Peter Unseth
本文描写的是构成名词复数的复杂麻将系统。《麻将》使用单数后缀、复数后缀和补语复数词干来标记名词上的数字。在许多尼罗撒哈拉语言中，马扬语被认为是布赖恩[1968]所描述的单数和复数标记的*N/*K模式的例证。Tiersma[1982]的“局部标记性”理论解释了麻将和其他苏尔马语中某些名词的单数标记现象。通过对其他苏尔玛语中的马江名词复数和复数形式的比较，可以重建一些原始苏尔马语的数字标记。
This paper describes the complex Majang system of noun plural formation. Majang uses singulative suffixes, plural suffixes, and suppletive plural stems to mark number on nouns. Majang is seen to exemplify in many ways the *N/*K pattern of singular and plural marking as described by Bryan [1968] for many Nilo-Saharan languages. Tiersma's [1982] theory of "Local Markedness" is shown to provide an explanation for singulative marking on some nouns in Majang and other Surma languages. A comparison of Majang noun plurals with plural forms in other Surma languages allows the reconstruction of some number marking for Proto-Surma.