Gender and non - class marking in some languages of North and Central Vanuatu

Vari-Bogiri, Hannah (2014) Gender and non - class marking in some languages of North and Central Vanuatu. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, 32 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 0023-1959

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Abstract

This paper investigates nominal classification in some Oceanic languages of north and central Vanuatu, an issue that was partly identified and documented as early as 1891. Through observation, this study shows how some languages classify gender morphologically through prefixation. Although literature documents both grammatical and natural genders, this study focuses on natural gender of real-world entities. Like the gender classification system, this study further shows how some birds and plants are also classified morphologically.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Language, Arts and Media
Depositing User:	Repo Editor
Date Deposited:	13 May 2015 03:51
Last Modified:	26 May 2016 22:07
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8214

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