The Problem of Lexical Cohesion and Lexical Structure in Bantu Classes (Part 2)
Bresnan and Mchombo (1995) propose that lexical words may be adequately tested for lexicality, i.e. what they call “lexical integrity”, by means of five tests: extraction, conjoin ability, gapping, inbound anaphoric islands, and phrasal recursivity. The writers claim that, "Alternative concord...
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Bresnan and Mchombo (1995) propose that lexical words may be adequately tested for lexicality, i.e. what they call “lexical integrity”, by means of five tests: extraction, conjoin ability, gapping, inbound anaphoric islands, and phrasal recursivity. The writers claim that, "Alternative concord is in fact a special case of phrasal recursivity, and it makes a compelling case for the syntactic analysis of the noun class markers by showing their lack of lexical integrity." (p. 197)
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| spelling | doaj.art-90c34eb479d04b2fa4e66a23925cbe442023-09-03T10:24:19ZengNordic Africa Research NetworkNordic Journal of African Studies1459-94651999-12-017210.53228/njas.v7i2.650The Problem of Lexical Cohesion and Lexical Structure in Bantu Classes (Part 2)Assibi Apatewon Amidu0Norwegian University of Science and Technology Bresnan and Mchombo (1995) propose that lexical words may be adequately tested for lexicality, i.e. what they call “lexical integrity”, by means of five tests: extraction, conjoin ability, gapping, inbound anaphoric islands, and phrasal recursivity. The writers claim that, "Alternative concord is in fact a special case of phrasal recursivity, and it makes a compelling case for the syntactic analysis of the noun class markers by showing their lack of lexical integrity." (p. 197) https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/650 |
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