The Bloomfieldian Heritage in Algonquian Linguistics: The Verbal Complex in Innu
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Innu, like other Algonquian languages, has complex verbal morphology, and morphemes are often not easily segmentable. Much of the terminology used in Algonquian linguistics was influenced by early Algonquianists, especially Leonard Bloomfield, and morphemes are described in structural terms: Innu verb stems consist of at least two morphemes, an INITIAL and a FINAL. They may also contain a MEDIAL. Following the Bloomfieldian tradition, a distinction was later proposed between PRIMARY derivation for the derivation of a verb stem, and SECONDARY derivation for morphemes that attach to a verb stem to form a new verb. In this article, I shall explain what the verbal complex in Innu is, describe its component morphemes, and discuss the impact of the Bloomfieldian heritage on the comparative use of data from Algonquian languages and more specifically of Innu.
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L’innu, comme les autres langues algonquiennes, se caractérise par une morphologie verbale complexe et des morphèmes qui ne sont pas facilement segmentables. Une grande partie de la terminologie utilisée en linguistique algonquienne provient des premiers algonquinistes, notamment Leonard Bloomfield. Les morphèmes y sont décrits en termes structurels : les thèmes verbaux de l’innu contiennent au moins deux morphèmes, un initial et un final. Ils peuvent également contenir un morphème médial. Dans la continuité de la tradition bloomfieldienne, une distinction a été proposée entre dérivation primaire pour la dérivation du thème verbal, et dérivation secondaire, pour la formation d’un nouveau verbe à partir d’un thème verbal déjà formé. Dans cet article, j’exposerai le complexe verbal de l’innu, décrirai ses morphèmes et discuterai de l’impact de l’héritage bloomfieldien sur l’usage comparatif des données des langues algonquiennes et plus spécifiquement de l’innu.
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The Bloomfieldian Heritage in Algonquian Linguistics: The Verbal Complex in Innu
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Abstract
Innu, like other Algonquian languages, has complex verbal morphology, and morphemes are often not easily segmentable. Much of the terminology used in Algonquian linguistics was influenced by early Algonquianists, especially Leonard Bloomfield, and morphemes are described in structural terms: Innu verb stems consist of at least two morphemes, an INITIAL and a FINAL. They may also contain a MEDIAL. Following the Bloomfieldian tradition, a distinction was later proposed between PRIMARY derivation for the derivation of a verb stem, and SECONDARY derivation for morphemes that attach to a verb stem to form a new verb. In this article, I shall explain what the verbal complex in Innu is, describe its component morphemes, and discuss the impact of the Bloomfieldian heritage on the comparative use of data from Algonquian languages and more specifically of Innu.
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