On the Basic Focus Marker, and the Basic Focus Sentence, in Akan (Twi)
This paper provides alternative viewpoints on Boadi’s (1974) analysis of the basic and the derived focus marker in Akan, his position on the focus marker’s functions, and his proposal for two underlying focus-sentences in Akan. He defines na as the basic focus marker, with the senses “exclusive, em...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/184 |