Pelauw-Haruku Language: Inflection in Nouns (a PFM Analysis)

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10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_17How to use a DOI?

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Pelauw-Haruku language; noun inflections; Paradigm Function Morphology; Austronesian languages; morphological analysis

Abstract

This study explores the noun inflection system in the Pelauw-Haruku language through the lens of Paradigm Function Morphology (PFM). This language is one of the Austronesian languages spoken in Eastern Indonesia, which features a complex system of noun inflections driven by grammatical features such as number and case. Using PFM, an inferential-realizational approach, this research aimed to map the paradigm structures and realization rules governing noun inflections in Pelauw. The study systematically identified the base forms of nouns and the corresponding inflected forms by applying PFM’s realization rules, which map grammatical features to word forms. Special attention was given to irregular patterns and extended exponence within the noun system, examining how competing rules affect noun morphology. This research contributes to the broader understanding of Austronesian morphology and offers insights into the application of PFM to lesser-studied languages, highlighting its utility in analyzing inflectional systems with both regular and irregular forms. The study results reveal several distinct paradigms in the Pelauw noun system, corresponding to grammatical categories such as number and case. Overall, the realization rules of PFM, which maps grammatical features to their respective inflected forms, effectively explains the inflection of Pelauw-Haruku noun forms.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ahmad Rifani Talaohu
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/26
TI  - Pelauw-Haruku Language: Inflection in Nouns (a PFM Analysis)
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICON-ELT 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 218
EP  - 228
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_17
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-333-7_17
ID  - Talaohu2024
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