The directionality of analogical change in direct/inverse systems

Guillaume Jacques (1) , Anton Antonov (1)

1 CRLAO - Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale

In this paper, we extract general principles of language change from the study of the evolution of the conjunct order in various Algonquian languages, and propose four generalizations concerning the directionality of the spread of analogy in these systems. These generalizations are expected to bring insights on the analysis of data from other language families with direct/inverse marking but insufficient philological record, such as for instance Sino-Tibetan.

Mots clés: Analogy; Direct/Inverse; Hierarchical Agreement; Algonquian; Arapaho; Cree

Domaines: Linguistique

Guillaume Jacques, Anton Antonov. The directionality of analogical change in direct/inverse systems. Sonia Cristofaro; Fernando Zúñiga. Typological Hierarchies in Synchrony and Diachrony, , 2018. ⟨hal-01386721⟩