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Author: Aldo Berrios Castillo

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Discussing Martin (2024):

Case markers and switch-reference markers in the Muskogean languages are often similar in form and can be difficult to distinguish. This paper surveys both phenomena in each branch of the family. It argues that cleft clauses in Proto-Muskogean appeared after noun phrases to indicate focus. These cleft clauses ended in same- and different-subject switch-reference markers. With time, the cleft clauses were reinterpreted as subject and nonsubject case markers.

Martin, J. B. (2024). From Switch-Reference to Case Marking In Muskogean: The Role of Clefts. International Journal of American Linguistics, 90(4), 445–486. https://doi.org/10.1086/731659

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Date/Time: 24 October, 2pm

Venue: Room S38, 7 George Square

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Our second session will be on the 10th of October.

Venue: Room S38 at 7 George Square

Time: 2pm-3pm

We will be discussing Lapierre (2024), a book chapter that explores postnasal devoicing in Panãra (Jê), posited as an instance of a natural sound change, preconditioned by the particular phonological system of this Northern Jê language.

Lapierre, M. (2024). Postoralized and devoiced nasals in Panãra (Jê): ND > NT. In D. W. Enke, L. M. Hyman, J. Nichols, G. Seiler, T. Weber, A. Hölzl, M. Faytak, M. Lapierre, C. Elsweiler, J. Huber, V. Matoshi, T. Reiner, A. Deo, A. Hölzl, G. Jäger, R. Mühlenbernd, & G. Schaden, Language change for the worse (pp. 53–87) Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5116353

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Our first meeting will be on the 26th of September at 2-3pm, in room S38, 7GS. We will be discussing Nichols, 2024. A chronological account on Native North
American languages.

Nichols, J. (2024). Founder effects identify languages of the earliest Americans. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24923 -

We are also expecting to have the chance to decide on future readings for the
reading group during this session.

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We are planning to meet fortnightly starting from the week of the 23th of September 2024.

Please follow this link to a Google Form and fill in your preferred time slot for meeting and discuss about NILA.

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NILA is a reading group / discussion group for papers related to historical, theoretical and methodological issues on native and indigenous languages of the Americas. We are open to any interested party from the University and the wider community (PhD students, Master Students, undergraduates and faculty members.

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