著者

江畑 冬生

出版者

北海道大学文学研究科

雑誌

北方言語研究 (ISSN:21857121)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, pp.23-33, 2017-02-15

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This paper examines difference in phonology and morphosyntax between the two cognate languages, Sakha and Tyvan. It is concluded that the two languages differ in a consistent way. First, Sakha exhibits regularity in its phonological rules (the nasal alternation of suffix-initial consonants, the accent rule, and the vowel harmony rule) while Tyvan shows some exceptions under the apparently same rules. In other words, the regularity in Sakha phonological rules is interpreted as 'leveling'. Secondly, Sakha grammatical elements tend to be explicit or obligatory in such morphosyntactic properties as 3rd person plural subject marking, dative marking for goal, the adverbializing suffix, accusative marking, marking for juxtaposed noun phrases, and existential predicate. It is likely that the regularity in Sakha phonology and the obligatoriness in Sakha morphosyntax are obtained through language contact with the neighboring Tungusic languages.