Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw
The aim of this article is to describe the vocabulary of cardinal directions in languages belonging to the geographical branch of Central Algonquian and, particularly, for the dialects belonging to the Cree-Innu-Naskapi-Atikamekw continuum. The analysis of the morphology and the semantics of the wor...
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| description | The aim of this article is to describe the vocabulary of cardinal directions in languages belonging to the geographical branch of Central Algonquian and, particularly, for the dialects belonging to the Cree-Innu-Naskapi-Atikamekw continuum. The analysis of the morphology and the semantics of the words (particles, verbs and nouns) which express cardinal directions shows that these languages use four sources of lexicalization in order to name the cardinal directions: sun cycle, wind direction, river flow, wind/cardinal deity. The data from the Eastern dialects of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi-Atikamekw continuum indicate that in traditional societies the referent which serves as the source of lexicalization for cardinal directions (that is, river flow and sun cycle) is more salient than the direction itself and that some economic, social, cultural and religious changes, provoked by the presence of persons and institutions belonging to the dominant society may accelerate lexical overlaps and replacement in the lexical domain of cardinal directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c0ea242769b4296b42d2bf04a560b492025-02-05T15:54:28ZengSociété des américanistesJournal de la Société des Américanistes0037-91741957-78422014-12-01100274410.4000/jsa.14009Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekwVincent ColletteThe aim of this article is to describe the vocabulary of cardinal directions in languages belonging to the geographical branch of Central Algonquian and, particularly, for the dialects belonging to the Cree-Innu-Naskapi-Atikamekw continuum. The analysis of the morphology and the semantics of the words (particles, verbs and nouns) which express cardinal directions shows that these languages use four sources of lexicalization in order to name the cardinal directions: sun cycle, wind direction, river flow, wind/cardinal deity. The data from the Eastern dialects of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi-Atikamekw continuum indicate that in traditional societies the referent which serves as the source of lexicalization for cardinal directions (that is, river flow and sun cycle) is more salient than the direction itself and that some economic, social, cultural and religious changes, provoked by the presence of persons and institutions belonging to the dominant society may accelerate lexical overlaps and replacement in the lexical domain of cardinal directions.https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/14009mythologyAlgonquian languagescree-innu-naskapi-atikamekw continuumcardinal directionssources of lexicalisationmorphology |
| spellingShingle | Vincent Collette Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw Journal de la Société des Américanistes mythology Algonquian languages cree-innu-naskapi-atikamekw continuum cardinal directions sources of lexicalisation morphology |
| title | Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw |
| title_full | Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw |
| title_fullStr | Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw |
| title_full_unstemmed | Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw |
| title_short | Le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri-innu-naskapi-atikamekw |
| title_sort | le vocabulaire des directions cardinales dans les dialectes du continuum cri innu naskapi atikamekw |
| topic | mythology Algonquian languages cree-innu-naskapi-atikamekw continuum cardinal directions sources of lexicalisation morphology |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/14009 |
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