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RETROFLEXION IN SOUTH ASIATYPOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND AREAL PATTERNS
PAUL ARSENAULT, TYNDALE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE & CANADA INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS
WORKSHOP ON TYPOLOGICAL PROFILES OF LANGUAGE FAMILIES OF SOUTH ASIA, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, 15-16 SEPT 2016
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INTRODUCTION
Ramanujan & Masica (1969): Toward a Phonological Typology of the Indian Linguistic Area (henceforth R&M 1969)
▶ Typological: identify patterns of contrast in consonant and vowel inventories.
▶ Dialectological: map phonological oppositions as isoglosses.
▶ “more in the nature of a preliminary report than a conclusive statement” (544)
▶ Envisioned its “further refinement into a definitive typological inventory of South Asian phonologies by the cooperative endeavor of all concerned” (552)
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INTRODUCTION
Tikkanen (1999): Archaeological-linguistic correlations in the formation of retroflex typologies and correlating areal features in South Asia.
▶ Larger sample (esp. languages of the northwest)
▶ Revised typology of retroflexion
▶ Included revised map
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INTRODUCTION
Need for revision
▶ Limited data; notable gaps
▶Qualitative, not quantitative (no statistics)
▶Maps are hand-drawn & monochrome; areal patterns are not always clear
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INTRODUCTION
Ramanujan & Masica 1969 Tikkanen 1999
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INTRODUCTION
The Current Study
▶ Larger sample; incorporates more recent scholarship
▶ Quantify data; provide basic statistics
▶ Create computer-generated colour maps using a Geographic Information System (GIS) software
Key Results
▶ No clear correlation between type of retroflex system and genetic groups (or sub-groups)
▶ Distribution of system types is more geographic than genetic; each cuts across genetic lines to define its own geographic area.
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1. Introduction
2. Methodological preliminaries
3. Retroflexion in South Asia
4. Obstruents
5. Nasals
6. Liquids
7. Approximants & vowels
8. Conclusion
ROAD MAP
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MA
P 1:
LA
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UA
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OF
SOU
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ASI
A
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LANG FAMILY SUB-FAMILY R&M 1969 TIKKANEN 1999
CURRENT STATS1
CURRENT MAPS2
INDO-IRANIAN IRANIAN 4 14 5 12
NURISTANI 1 4 0 4
INDO-ARYAN 28 39 64 64
DRAVIDIAN –– 15 20 37 37
AUSTRO-ASIATIC MUNDA 7 7 15 15
OTHER AA 3 2 4 8
SINO-TIBETAN TIBETO-BURMAN 8 30 72 96
CHINESE 0 1 0 2
OTHER –– 1 5 8 21
TOTALS 67 122 205 259
TABLE 1: LANGUAGE SAMPLES
1 The sample used to calculate statistics is limited to those languages spoken within the countries of South Asia.2 The sample used to generate maps includes additional languages spoken in the regions surrounding South Asia.
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SOME CAVEATS
▶ Focus on phonological contrast, not phonetic implementation.
▷ Ignore different degrees of retroflexion (e.g., ‘weak’ apical [post-]alveolar vs. ‘strong’ sub-apical palatal).
▶ Loanword phonemes excluded.
▷Unless they are very frequent and well-integrated.
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RETROFLEXION IN SOUTH ASIA
78%
22%
SouthAsia
retroflexion none
20%
80%
UPSID
retroflexion none
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RETROFLEXION IN SOUTH ASIA
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
INDO-IRANIAN DRAVIDIAN AUSTRO-ASIATIC TIBETO-BURMAN OTHER
99% 100%
84%
47% 50%
Percentageoflanguageswithretroflexionineachfamily
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94%
86%
63%
33%
17%
14%
13%
0%
Bodish
Qiangic&rGyalrongic
WesternKiranti
CentralHimalayan
OtherTB
CentralTB
Sal
EasternKiranti
Figure 3: Percentage of languages with retroflexion in selected Tibeto-Burman subgroups.
RETROFLEXION IN SOUTH ASIA
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MA
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DIA
India
Nepal
BangladeshMyanmar
China/Tibet
Bhutan
NE India
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RETROFLEX OBSTRUENTS
ʈ tʂ ʂ
100%
0% 3%
Dravidian
ʈ tʂ ʂ
94%
17% 22%
Indo-Iranian
ʈ tʂ ʂ
44%
1% 8%
Tibeto-Burman
ʈ tʂ ʂ
79%
0% 0%
Austro-Asiatic
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RETROFLEX OBSTRUENTS: FREQUENCY OF SYSTEM TYPES
ʈ ʈ,ʂ ʂ tʂ,ʂ tʂ ʈ,tʂ ʈ,tʂ,ʂ
50%
7%13%
20%
7%0% 3%
UPSID
ʈ ʈ,ʂ ʂ tʂ,ʂ tʂ ʈ,tʂ ʈ,tʂ,ʂ
85%
6%0% 1% 0% 0%
8%
SouthAsia
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MA
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RET
ROFL
EX O
BST
RUEN
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A MISSING TYPE?
▶No language in UPSID or the current survey has /ʈ, tʂ/ without /ʂ/.
▶ Implicational universal (?): If a language distinguishes retroflex stops and affricates, it also distinguishes retroflex fricatives.
▶ Feature Hierarchy
retroflex obstruents
non-continuant ʈ / tʂ
continuant ʂ
non-strident ʈ
strident tʂ
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RETROFLEX NASALS
ɳ ɲ ŋ
52%
13%
43%
Indo-Iranian
ɳ ɲ ŋ
76%
24%
49%
Dravidian
ɳ ɲ ŋ
26%
68%
95%
Austro-Asiatic
ɳ ɲ ŋ
3%
31%
97%
Tibeto-Burman
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RETROFLEX NASALS
▶ Statistically dominant nasal place system in each family:
Indo-Iranian m n ɳ (33 – 52%) Dravidian m n ɳ (35 – 76%) Austro-Asiatic m n ɲ ŋ (58 – 68%) Tibeto-Burman m n ŋ (65 – 97%)
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MA
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89%
64%
63%
25%
3%
Dravidian
Indo-Iranian
Austro-Asiatic
Other
Tibeto-Burman
RETROFLEX LIQUIDS
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39%
9% 16%
ɽ ɽ, ɭ ɭ
Indo-Iranian
3% 0% 0%
ɽ ɽ,ɭ ɭ
Tibeto-Burman
35%
8%
46%
ɽ ɽ, ɭ ɭ
Dravidian
58%
0% 5%
ɽ ɽ, ɭ ɭ
Austro-Asiatic
RETROFLEX LIQUIDS
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RETROFLEX LIQUIDS
▶ Statistically dominant liquid system in each family:
Indo-Iranian r l ɽ (38 – 48%) Dravidian r l ɭ (30 – 54%) Austro-Asiatic (Munda) r l ɽ (58 – 58%) Tibeto-Burman r l (86 – 89%)
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MA
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CONCLUSION
▶Q. Are there strong correlations between certain retroflex contrasts and certain language families or genetic sub-groups?
▶A. No.
▶ Some broad statistical correlations are possible, but the distribution of each retroflex contrast is more geographic in nature than genetic.
▶Next: Can these different retroflex areas be correlated with other factors (linguistic or otherwise) that might shed light on their origins?
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AcknowledgmentsSpecialthankstoPeterGallagheratElectricRetina(electricretina.com)fortechnicalassistance
withtheQGISsoftwareusedtogeneratemapsforthisstudy.
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