From f588d462f4fffc27ab153d3b7ab38610527bc621 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 4nubianstudies Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:36:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] fixed links in preface --- content/issue/dotawo7.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/issue/dotawo7.md b/content/issue/dotawo7.md index f22684d..1ead4b8 100644 --- a/content/issue/dotawo7.md +++ b/content/issue/dotawo7.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ I strongly believe that it is in the interest of Nubian Studies and its stakehol The seventh issue of *Dotawo* is dedicated to Comparative Northern East Sudanic (NES) linguistics, offering new insights in the historical connections between the Nubian languages and other members of the NES family such as Nyima, Taman, Nara, and Meroitic. A special focus is placed on comparative morphology. -The Nilo-Saharan phylum was first proposed by Joseph Greenberg as a linguistic remainder grouping whose internal affiliations remained unclear.[^a1] The Nilo-Saharan phylum contained what Greenberg then called Chari-Nile languages, which in turn included the Eastern Sudanic family. The coherence of this larger linguistic grouping will be investigated in the contribution by Roger Blench, ["Morphological Evidence for the Coherence of East Sudanic.”](article:blench.md) +The Nilo-Saharan phylum was first proposed by Joseph Greenberg as a linguistic remainder grouping whose internal affiliations remained unclear.[^a1] The Nilo-Saharan phylum contained what Greenberg then called Chari-Nile languages, which in turn included the Eastern Sudanic family. The coherence of this larger linguistic grouping will be investigated in the contribution by Roger Blench, !["Morphological Evidence for the Coherence of East Sudanic.”](article:blench.md) Within Eastern Sudanic,[^a12] there is a further subdivision between what Lionel Bender referred to as the Ek- and En-branch, based on the shape of the [1sg]({sc}) pronoun.[^a2] Bender's Ek-branch contains the Nubian language, Nara, as well as the Nyima and Taman languages. This group of languages is now commonly referred to as Northern East Sudanic. @@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Although the contours of NES are relatively well established, much of the detail Robin Thelwall proposed that the apparent proximity between Nile Nubian languages Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi was not the result of their belonging to the same branch within the Nubian language family, but due to prolonged language contact.[^a4] In other words, he proposed that there was no such thing as "Nile Nubian.” This proposal was further developed by Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst using lexicostatistical methods.[^a5] -Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution ["Restoring 'Nile Nubian': How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's ["Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] +Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution !["Restoring 'Nile Nubian': How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's !["Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] ### The Inclusion of Nyima -Although Bender, Rilly, and Dimmendaal include the Nyima languages within NES,[^a7] these are excluded by Christopher Ehret in his *Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan.*[^a8] Rejecting Ehret's proposition, Russell Norton's contribution ["Ama Verbs in Comparative Perspective”](article:norton.md) provides morphological evidence for inclusion of Nyima in NES. This is reinforced by several correspondences discussed in Jakobi's contribution between Nubian and Nyima. +Although Bender, Rilly, and Dimmendaal include the Nyima languages within NES,[^a7] these are excluded by Christopher Ehret in his *Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan.*[^a8] Rejecting Ehret's proposition, Russell Norton's contribution !["Ama Verbs in Comparative Perspective”](article:norton.md) provides morphological evidence for inclusion of Nyima in NES. This is reinforced by several correspondences discussed in Jakobi's contribution between Nubian and Nyima. ### The Inclusion of Meroitic -Finally, the inclusion of Meroitic in NES has long been a point of contention owing to our fragmentary comprehension of the language.[^a9] In this respect, the work of Claude Rilly represents an enormous leap forward in our understanding, which can now with relatively strong certainty be classified as Nilo-Saharan, in particular Northern East Sudanic.[^a11] His contribution ["Personal Markers and Verbal Number in Meroitic”](article:rilly.md) provides for the first time a systematic overview of person marking in Meroitic, no doubt opening up further avenues in comparative Northern East Sudanic linguistics. +Finally, the inclusion of Meroitic in NES has long been a point of contention owing to our fragmentary comprehension of the language.[^a9] In this respect, the work of Claude Rilly represents an enormous leap forward in our understanding, which can now with relatively strong certainty be classified as Nilo-Saharan, in particular Northern East Sudanic.[^a11] His contribution !["Personal Markers and Verbal Number in Meroitic”](article:rilly.md) provides for the first time a systematic overview of person marking in Meroitic, no doubt opening up further avenues in comparative Northern East Sudanic linguistics. [^a1]: Greenberg, *The Languages of Africa,* p. 130. [^a2]: Bender, *The East Sudanic Languages,* p. 1. From 883ffff35dee85e2157d5ac35a3aa8426851b32c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 4nubianstudies Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:38:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] fixed links in preface --- content/issue/dotawo7.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/issue/dotawo7.md b/content/issue/dotawo7.md index 1ead4b8..a5efba4 100644 --- a/content/issue/dotawo7.md +++ b/content/issue/dotawo7.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Dotawo 7: Comparative Northern East Sudanic Linguistics" -authors: ["vincentwjvangervenoei.md"] -has_articles: ["rilly.md", "norton.md", "jakobi.md", "starostin.md", "blench.md"] +authors: [“vincentwjvangervenoei.md"] +has_articles: [“rilly.md", "norton.md", "jakobi.md", "starostin.md", "blench.md"] --- # Preface by the Editor @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ I strongly believe that it is in the interest of Nubian Studies and its stakehol The seventh issue of *Dotawo* is dedicated to Comparative Northern East Sudanic (NES) linguistics, offering new insights in the historical connections between the Nubian languages and other members of the NES family such as Nyima, Taman, Nara, and Meroitic. A special focus is placed on comparative morphology. -The Nilo-Saharan phylum was first proposed by Joseph Greenberg as a linguistic remainder grouping whose internal affiliations remained unclear.[^a1] The Nilo-Saharan phylum contained what Greenberg then called Chari-Nile languages, which in turn included the Eastern Sudanic family. The coherence of this larger linguistic grouping will be investigated in the contribution by Roger Blench, !["Morphological Evidence for the Coherence of East Sudanic.”](article:blench.md) +The Nilo-Saharan phylum was first proposed by Joseph Greenberg as a linguistic remainder grouping whose internal affiliations remained unclear.[^a1] The Nilo-Saharan phylum contained what Greenberg then called Chari-Nile languages, which in turn included the Eastern Sudanic family. The coherence of this larger linguistic grouping will be investigated in the contribution by Roger Blench, ![“Morphological Evidence for the Coherence of East Sudanic.”](article:blench.md) Within Eastern Sudanic,[^a12] there is a further subdivision between what Lionel Bender referred to as the Ek- and En-branch, based on the shape of the [1sg]({sc}) pronoun.[^a2] Bender's Ek-branch contains the Nubian language, Nara, as well as the Nyima and Taman languages. This group of languages is now commonly referred to as Northern East Sudanic. @@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Although the contours of NES are relatively well established, much of the detail Robin Thelwall proposed that the apparent proximity between Nile Nubian languages Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi was not the result of their belonging to the same branch within the Nubian language family, but due to prolonged language contact.[^a4] In other words, he proposed that there was no such thing as "Nile Nubian.” This proposal was further developed by Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst using lexicostatistical methods.[^a5] -Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution !["Restoring 'Nile Nubian': How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's !["Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] +Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution ![“Restoring 'Nile Nubian': How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's ![“Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] ### The Inclusion of Nyima -Although Bender, Rilly, and Dimmendaal include the Nyima languages within NES,[^a7] these are excluded by Christopher Ehret in his *Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan.*[^a8] Rejecting Ehret's proposition, Russell Norton's contribution !["Ama Verbs in Comparative Perspective”](article:norton.md) provides morphological evidence for inclusion of Nyima in NES. This is reinforced by several correspondences discussed in Jakobi's contribution between Nubian and Nyima. +Although Bender, Rilly, and Dimmendaal include the Nyima languages within NES,[^a7] these are excluded by Christopher Ehret in his *Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan.*[^a8] Rejecting Ehret's proposition, Russell Norton's contribution ![“Ama Verbs in Comparative Perspective”](article:norton.md) provides morphological evidence for inclusion of Nyima in NES. This is reinforced by several correspondences discussed in Jakobi's contribution between Nubian and Nyima. ### The Inclusion of Meroitic -Finally, the inclusion of Meroitic in NES has long been a point of contention owing to our fragmentary comprehension of the language.[^a9] In this respect, the work of Claude Rilly represents an enormous leap forward in our understanding, which can now with relatively strong certainty be classified as Nilo-Saharan, in particular Northern East Sudanic.[^a11] His contribution !["Personal Markers and Verbal Number in Meroitic”](article:rilly.md) provides for the first time a systematic overview of person marking in Meroitic, no doubt opening up further avenues in comparative Northern East Sudanic linguistics. +Finally, the inclusion of Meroitic in NES has long been a point of contention owing to our fragmentary comprehension of the language.[^a9] In this respect, the work of Claude Rilly represents an enormous leap forward in our understanding, which can now with relatively strong certainty be classified as Nilo-Saharan, in particular Northern East Sudanic.[^a11] His contribution ![“Personal Markers and Verbal Number in Meroitic”](article:rilly.md) provides for the first time a systematic overview of person marking in Meroitic, no doubt opening up further avenues in comparative Northern East Sudanic linguistics. [^a1]: Greenberg, *The Languages of Africa,* p. 130. [^a2]: Bender, *The East Sudanic Languages,* p. 1. From d2de818c2aec72b738e381613235758bd76c48ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 4nubianstudies Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:38:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update 'PUBLISH.trigger.md' --- PUBLISH.trigger.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/PUBLISH.trigger.md b/PUBLISH.trigger.md index c443fa0..e2cdec5 100644 --- a/PUBLISH.trigger.md +++ b/PUBLISH.trigger.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Don't forget to click on "Comit Changes" to commit the changes. ``` _ _ _ New changes after this _ _ _ -vincent......!!! +vincent......!!!! marcell.. ``` From 34a62b44332a452cd398965a7c57d7bf4a9a27cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 4nubianstudies Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:54:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] fixed single quote marks in preface --- content/issue/dotawo7.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/issue/dotawo7.md b/content/issue/dotawo7.md index a5efba4..163b81b 100644 --- a/content/issue/dotawo7.md +++ b/content/issue/dotawo7.md @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Although the contours of NES are relatively well established, much of the detail Robin Thelwall proposed that the apparent proximity between Nile Nubian languages Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi was not the result of their belonging to the same branch within the Nubian language family, but due to prolonged language contact.[^a4] In other words, he proposed that there was no such thing as "Nile Nubian.” This proposal was further developed by Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst using lexicostatistical methods.[^a5] -Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution ![“Restoring 'Nile Nubian': How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's ![“Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] +Based on comparative NES phonology, Claude Rilly concluded on the contrary that Nobiin and Mattokki–Andaandi were closely related, and that the divergence between the two in terms of vocabulary was due to the influence of a substrate language underneath Nobiin.[^a6] Rilly's arguments are supported independently by lexicostatistical evidence presented by George Starostin in his contribution ![“Restoring ‘Nile Nubian’: How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages.”](article:starostin.md) Angelika Jakobi's ![“Nubian Verb Extensions and Some Nyima Correspondences”](article:jakobi.md) provides further morphological evidence for the coherence of Nile Nubian.[^a10] ### The Inclusion of Nyima From aa8a9438b9350713f75cffda95c7d5087fcb98fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 4nubianstudies Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:54:24 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update 'PUBLISH.trigger.md' --- PUBLISH.trigger.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/PUBLISH.trigger.md b/PUBLISH.trigger.md index e2cdec5..21fd160 100644 --- a/PUBLISH.trigger.md +++ b/PUBLISH.trigger.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Don't forget to click on "Comit Changes" to commit the changes. ``` _ _ _ New changes after this _ _ _ -vincent......!!!! +vincent......!!!!! marcell.. ```