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Comparison of Pronominal Systems in Yapen Languages

Authors
Sara Karubaba1, *, Hamzah Machmoed1, Fathu Rahman1, Kamzinah Kamzinah1
1Cultural Sciences Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: sarakarubaba@yahoo.com
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Sara Karubaba
Available Online 22 May 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-251-4_53How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Austronesian Languages; Yapen Languages; Pronominal Systems; Comparison; Typology
Abstract

Pronominal systems are different from language to language, even in the same area, and this is particularly the case in the Yapen languages. The purpose of this study is to investigate the pronominal systems of five related languages. These languages are related in the sense that they are Austronesian languages, but typologically they differ in their pronominal systems. Regarding the purpose of the study, we investigate four issues; firstly, we compare independent subject pronouns and bound pronouns among the related languages of the Yapen Island; secondly, we examine subject bound pronouns of V-initial verbs and C-initial verbs among these related languages; thirdly, we examine the similarities and differences in the pronominal systems of the Yapen languages; and fourthly, we examine the possible origins of the forms of these pronominal system among these related languages. We apply a comparative method on the pronominal systems of the Yapen languages and we also use bibliographical or documentary techniques for data acquisition. This study reveals that the languages have multiple complex pronominal forms. Each language has regular and irregular form of bound pronouns depending on the vowel of V-initial verbs and consonants of C-intial verbs. Finally, regarding the possible origin of these forms, the languages belong to the same language family and have also been in direct contact, which means they tend to borrow features from one another.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Linguistics and Culture (ICLC-4 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
22 May 2024
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978-2-38476-251-4
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-251-4_53How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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