The form of emotions: The phonetics and morphology of interjections in Hadza

The present talk provides the first systematic analysis of the formal (phonetic and morphological) facet of interjections in Hadza. By using a prototype-driven approach to an interjective category and drawing on original evidence, the authors demonstrate that Hadza interjections closely comply with an interjective prototype. Hadza interjections meet most prototypical features and the exceptions attested fully match the exceptions that have previously been observed in other languages. Overall, the study corroborates the validity of the prototype postulated in scholarly literature, although certain refinements are also proposed.-Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. -Acknowledgement and citation: Andrason, Alexander and Harvey, Andrew. 2022. The form of emotions: The phonetics and morphology of interjections in Hadza. Talk given at the Rift Valley Network Webinar Series. 04/05/2022