| Description |
1 online resource (458 pages) |
| Series |
Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, 1861-4302 ; volume 301 |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 301.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. What is the conjoint/disjoint alternation? Parameters of crosslinguistic variation -- 3. Locating the Bantu conjoint/disjoint alternation in a typology of focus marking -- 4. Disentangling conjoint, disjoint, metatony, tone cases, augments, prosody, and focus in Bantu -- 5. Shangaji paired tenses: Emergence of a CJ /DJ system? -- 6. The Kikuyu focus marker nĩ : Formal and functional similarities to the conjoint/disjoint alternation -- 7. Conjoint and disjoint verb forms in Gur? Evidence from Yom -- 8. The conjoint/disjoint distinction in the tonal morphology of Tswana -- 9. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Símákonde -- 10. The conjoint/disjoint alternation and phonological phrasing in Bemba -- 11. Prosodic evidence for syntactic phrasing in Zulu -- 12. Prosody/syntax mismatches in the Zulu conjoint/disjoint alternation -- 13. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Kinyarwanda -- 14. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Kirundi (JD62): A case for its abolition -- 15. Conjoint/disjoint distinction and focus in Matengo (N13) |
| Summary |
This volume brings together descriptions and analyses of the conjoint/disjoint alternation, a typologically significant phenomenon found in many Bantu languages. The chapters provide in-depth documentation, comparative studies and theoretical analyses of the alternation from a range of Bantu languages, showing its crosslinguistic variation in constituent structure, morphology, prosody and information structure |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bantu languages -- Verb
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Bantu languages -- Case
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Bantu languages -- Grammar
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Bantu languages -- Case
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Bantu languages -- Grammar
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Bantu languages -- Verb
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Van der Wal, Jenneke, 1981- editor.
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Hyman, Larry M., editor
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| ISBN |
9783110490831 |
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3110490838 |
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9783110488425 |
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3110488426 |
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