Yorùbá Sentential Negative Markers

The main claim of this paper is that Yoruba has only four sentential negative markers, kìí, kò, kọ́ and má, contrary to a traditional assumption that there are six of them (Fabunmi 2013).  It is argued that these markers can be subcategorized into two morphemes: the k-morpheme and the má-morpheme....

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Main Author: Taofeeq A. Adebayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 2021-04-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/120778