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Effects of morphology in the nativisation of loanwords: The borrowing of /s/ in Xitsonga

This paper argues that the nativization of loanwords can result from pressure from morphology based on patterns of English loanword adaptations in Xitsonga, a southern Bantu language. The /s/ in /sC/ clusters of English is always realized in Xitsonga borrowings as [s] in non-initial positions, but t...

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Hauptverfasser: Lee, Seunghun J., Hlungwani, Crous M.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Africânder
Veröffentlicht: Stellenbosch University 2020-06-01
Schriftenreihe:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
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Online-Zugang:https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/797
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