A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian
Editor
Pomeranian is the West Germanic language spoken by European emigrants who went from Farther Pomerania (present-day Poland) to Brazil in the period 1857–1887. This language is no longer spoken in cohesive societies in Europe, but the language has survived and is in remarkably good shape on this language island in the tropical state of Espirito Santo. This monograph offers the first synchronic grammar of this language. After a historical introduction, the book offers a systematic description of its phonology, morphology and syntax. The language is contrasted with its European sisters, more particularly High German, Dutch, and Frisian. It highlights various phenomena that will presumably contribute to the ongoing theoretical debate on the Germanic verbal system. It provides new data on cluster V2, do-support, and the two infinitives. As to the infinitival syntax, the language shows remarkable parallels to the system of Frisian. As to the rich Pomeranian system of subtractive morphology, the phonological account that is offered, will be important for the ongoing discussion of the abstractness of phonological representations. Finally, Pomeranian is a welcome addition to the set of languages on which our etymological understanding of West Germanic is based.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 248] 2019. xxxi, 312 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 18 March 2019
Published online on 18 March 2019
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Preface | pp. xiii–xviii
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List of abbreviations | pp. xix–xxii
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Technical terms | pp. xxiii–xxviii
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Phonological rules in Pomeranian | pp. xxix–xxx
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List of catalectic morphemes in Brazilian and European Pomeranian: (for back reference only) | pp. xxxi–31
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Chapter 1. Historical introduction | pp. 1–30
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Chapter 2. Phonology | pp. 31–68
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Chapter 3. Morphology | pp. 69–123
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Chapter 4. Syntax | pp. 125–187
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Chapter 5. Derivational morphology | pp. 189–196
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Chapter 6. Lexis | pp. 197–205
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Chapter 7. Texts | pp. 207–213
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Chapter 8. Comparative linguistics | pp. 215–237
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Chapter 9. European Pomeranian | pp. 239–256
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Chapter 10. Historical charters | pp. 257–266
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Specimen of an early immigration record | pp. 267–272
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References | pp. 273–283
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Maps | pp. 285–286
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Wordlist | pp. 287–306
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Subject and Author Index | pp. 307–312
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009060: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax