A tonal split in bound argument pronouns in Il-keeknyokie Maa

This paper describes and accounts for the tonal split between bound argument prefixes of Il-Keekonyokie Maa verbs with (apparently) High and Low tone. Data with the tonal split are given, followed by an analysis showing that the apparent High tone must be lexically unspecified for these prefixes. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kent Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 2001-06-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107364