The form of emotions: the phonetics and morphology of interjections in Hadza

Title data

Andrason, Alexander ; Harvey, Andrew ; Griscom, Richard:
The form of emotions: the phonetics and morphology of interjections in Hadza.
In: Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics. Vol. 59 (2023) Issue 3 . - pp. 289-314.
ISSN 1897-7499
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/psicl-2022-1037

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Abstract in another language

The present article provides the first systematic analysis of the formal (phonetic and morphological) facet of interjections in Hadza. By using a prototype-driven approach to an interjective category and drawing on original evidence, the authors demonstrate that Hadza interjections closely comply with an interjective prototype. Hadza interjections meet most prototypical features and the exceptions attested fully match the exceptions that have previously been observed in other languages. Overall, the study corroborates the validity of the prototype postulated in scholarly literature, although certain refinements are also proposed.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	emotives; Hadza; interjections; morphology; phonetics; prototype; typology
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Junior Professor African Languages and the Construction of Knowledge Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Junior Professor African Languages and the Construction of Knowledge > Junior Professor African Languages and the Construction of Knowledge - Juniorprof. Dr. Andrew Harvey
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	400 Language > 410 Linguistics
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2023 08:15
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2023 08:15
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/85961