This article is the achievement of a long-lasting research on the origin of the "states" of nouns in Berber (it was preceded by a series of articles in 1984, 1987, 1997, 1998). The developments already suggested in the former essays (fusion of an older determinative/article with the following noun) are confirmed by this study, which tackles some hitherto neglected issues, such as the phonetic development of initial semi-vowels (and vowels) in Berber and the existence of an "annexed state" outside nouns, especially in pronouns and some other particles. As a consequence, the original difference between the "masculine" demonstrative WA and the "neutral" particle A is called into question.
Brugnatelli, V. (2006). L'ancien 'article' et quelques phénomènes phonétiques en berbère. In D. Ibriszimow, R. Vossen, H. Stroomer (a cura di), Etudes berbères III. Le nom, le pronom et autres articles. Actes du "3. Bayreuth-Frankfurter Kolloquium zur Berberologie,1-3 juillet 2004" (pp. 55-70). Köln : Koeppe.
L'ancien 'article' et quelques phénomènes phonétiques en berbère
BRUGNATELLI, VERMONDO
2006
Abstract
This article is the achievement of a long-lasting research on the origin of the "states" of nouns in Berber (it was preceded by a series of articles in 1984, 1987, 1997, 1998). The developments already suggested in the former essays (fusion of an older determinative/article with the following noun) are confirmed by this study, which tackles some hitherto neglected issues, such as the phonetic development of initial semi-vowels (and vowels) in Berber and the existence of an "annexed state" outside nouns, especially in pronouns and some other particles. As a consequence, the original difference between the "masculine" demonstrative WA and the "neutral" particle A is called into question.
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