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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus |
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| Online Access: | https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/797 |