This dissertation is an examination of Papago derivational morphology. Chapter One proposes a classification of lexical items based on the elements g and s in Papago. There is a category of lexical items which takes g, but not s (g-words), a category of lexical items which takes s, but not g (s-words), and a category of lexical items which take neither (0-element words). The classification, established on purely formal grounds, has clear semantic correlates. Further, given these three categories, the logical possibilities for derivational morphology are the following: g-word to g-word, g-word to s-word, g-word to 0-element word, 0-element word to 0-element word, 0-element word to g-word, 0-element word to s-word, and s-word to s-word, s-word to g-word, and s-word to 0-element word. Not all of these are instantiated; in particular, s-words are not subject to this simple derivational scheme. Chapters Two through Five present an analysis of a representative sample of derivational suffixes in Papago, exemplifying the first six logical possibilities. Chapter Six discusses the complications posed by s-words.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/187810 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | ZEPEDA, OFELIA. |
| Contributors | Hill, Jane |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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