Calquing structure: how to say ‘the’ in Isinay, Philippines
- Lawrence A. Reid
Abstract
Isinay is a highly endangered Central Cordilleran language spoken in northern Luzon, Philippines. This paper discusses noun phrase structures in Isinay and how Spanish missionaries translating the Roman Catholic catechism in the 17th century created an innovative structure that marks definiteness by calquing from corresponding Spanish structures. We present arguments for a loan translation analysis and show how it cannot have developed from phrase structures inherited from an ancestor languages.
Keywords: Isinay, Central Cordilleran language, northern Luzon, Philippines
How to Cite:
Reid, L., (2020) “Calquing structure: how to say ‘the’ in Isinay, Philippines”, Language Documentation and Description 17, 1-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.25894/ldd93
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