Restrictive vs non-restrictive relative clauses in Hausa where morphosyntax and semantics meet

Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses in Hausa are characterized by morpho syntactic properties which are in (near) complementary distribution. Restrictives are introduced by one of two relative markers--either complex HL(L) tone wanda/wadda/waaanda (MSG/FSG/PL) 'the one(s) who(m), w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philip J. Jaggar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 1998-06-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107383