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Comparative Reconstruction

Comparative Reconstruction. HOW TO RECONSTRUCT PROTO-MELANAU *BUYA Ɂ ‘BECAUSE’. First step: reconstruct slots. Next steps: reconstruct allophones. In the 334 word list, how much support can be adduced for: word-initial PM *b- penultimate *u intervocalic *-y-

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Comparative Reconstruction

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  1. Comparative Reconstruction HOW TO RECONSTRUCT PROTO-MELANAU *BUYAɁ ‘BECAUSE’

  2. First step: reconstruct slots

  3. Next steps: reconstruct allophones • In the 334 word list, how much support can be adduced for: • word-initial PM *b- • penultimate *u • intervocalic *-y- • ultimate *a before a final consonant • word-final *Ɂ

  4. Principle • Reconstruction proceeds by the method of amassing evidence for every allophone posited for the proto-language. • A vocabulary item is reconstructed “whole” only when every allophone is supported by evidence.

  5. RECONSTRUCTION OF RECURRING PARTIALS In other cases, an item may be only partially reconstructed, as in the case of suspected ablaut. (See Melanau_Morphology.ppt for copious examples.)

  6. One more thing to watch out for ...

  7. Discussion question What’s wrong with this picture?

  8. Questions ??

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