Preliminary remarks on linguistic variation within Nafusi

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Flaviano, Mariacarmela. 2023. « Preliminary Remarks on Linguistic Variation Within Nafusi ». Maydan: Rivista Sui Mondi Arabi, Semitici E Islamici 4: 111-27, bibliographie, consulté le 3 juin 2025, https://www.ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/57641

Titre: Preliminary remarks on linguistic variation within Nafusi
Auteur: Flaviano, Mariacarmela Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
Date: 2024
Dans: Maydan: rivista sui mondi arabi, semitici e islamici Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
Résumé: The paper outlines three elements of variation among two geographically close Berber languages spoken in the Nafusa Mountains (Libya), the Amazigh1 spoken in Jadu and Jemmari on the one hand and the Amazigh spoken in Yefren on the other hand, identified as two sub-groups of Nafusi Berber (Naït-Zerrad 2012). The variety spoken in Jadu and Jemmari is documented in a grammar by Beguinot (1931), while the Yefren variety lacks a grammar or a comprehensive linguistic description. This paper investigates and compares three aspects based on available data from Jadu and Jemmari, included in Beguinot’s grammar, and some newly transcribed texts from Yefren. The comparison concerns the so-called state distinction (annexed/free) morphologically marked on nouns, non-verbal constructions, and verbal negation. The paper aims to provide some preliminary data on the Amazigh spoken in Yefren, which currently lacks a proper grammatical description, outlining some elements of variation with the Amazigh spoken in Jadu. The paper is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis but rather a preliminary study, part of a larger project.
Sujet: Linguistique -- Djebel Nefousa Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
Langue: eng
volume: 4
pages: 111-127
uri: https://rivista.maydan.it/maydan-vol-4/pubblicazioni/

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