Suvremena lingvistika, Vol. 66 No. 2, 2008.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Pronoun choice and grammaticality in Yoruba-English code-switching
Tayo Lamidi
; University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Sažetak
Studies in Yorùbá–English code–switching have shown that functional heads (such as Inflection,
Determiner, pronoun and Complementizer) from the English language are often barred
from the resulting code–switched grammar. However, no adequate explanation has been
provided for this, nor any reasons adduced. This study therefore explains why pronouns, as
functors, are barred from Yorùbá–English code–switching. Working within the frameworks
of transformational grammar and autosegmental phonology, the study suggests that certain
features facilitate the occurrence of English words and smooth switching from a code to the
other in Yorùbá–English code–switching The unacceptability of pronouns in this grammar
is traced to the absence of vowel lengthening and floating tones which usually accompany
both Yorùbá and English words at specific switch junctions.
Ključne riječi
pronouns; code–switching; tone languages; phonology; Yorùbá; English language
Hrčak ID:
30562
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2008.
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