Dozing eyes and drunken faces: Nominalized psycho-collocations in Daakaka (Vanuatu)

• Kilu von Prince ^[1]
  1. [1] Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin
• Localización: Studies in language: International Journal Sponsored by The Foundation "Foundations of Language", ISSN 0378-4177, Vol. 41, Nº 2, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Frantisek (Frank) Lichtenberk), págs. 502-520
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Like many languages of the world, the Oceanic language Daakaka (Vanuatu) uses idiomatic combinations of body-part terms and verbs to express emotions, medical conditions and related concepts. However, languages differ in how they express the same concepts nominally. I will contrast the nominalization strategy found in Daakaka with other languages and discuss the differences. I will argue that the nominalization strategy in Daakaka is less transparent than its alternatives but that it allows for the formation of a paradigm that also includes meteorological expressions. This phenomenon highlights the need to look beyond individual lexemes when comparing lexical classes and derivational processes cross-linguistically.