Languages with Templatic Morphology? (besides Semitic, Penutian, and Muskogean)
Languages with Templatic Morphology? (besides Semitic, Penutian, and Muskogean)
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? kodé man of few words
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Hey, guys, I'm working on my qualifying exam (last step before I'm ABD) on templatic morphology, i.e., changes in the prosodic shape of roots in certain morphological contexts. The classic example of templatic morphology is in Semitic languages (with their infamous triconsonantal roots); however, nothing hinges on triconsonantality. I've written my qualifying paper on the Yokuts language Chukchansi, which (like all Yokuts languages) has a lot of templatic morphology. I'm planning on extending my account of Yokuts to other language families with templatic morphology, including Muskogean and Semitic.

What I'm asking you all, is whether you know of language families with extensive, productive templatic morphology besides the three above (Yokuts being a member of the Penutian family, which includes other languages like Sierra Miwok that have templates). I have a pretty good typological knowledge of North American and Austronesian languages, but in other areas of the world I'm not very knowledgeable, especially the Sahel region and Southeast Asia (besides Austronesian). I'm not looking for reduplication or ablaut, unless the process also triggers prosodic shape change (= a template) on the root. I mostly want to make sure I'm not unwittingly ignoring a language family with templatic morphology that would make another linguist go "this asshole doesn't know shit about templates." Thanks in advance; I can send anyone interested my qualifying paper on Yokuts.