Emphatic Interpretations of Object Marking in Bantu Languages

Emphatic Interpretations of Object Marking in Bantu Languages

This paper investigates emphatic interpretations of object marking in various Bantu languages. We focus on Lubukusu (spoken in Kenya) and Cinyungwe (spoken in Mozambique) in particular, but we also report initial evidence from other Bantu languages (mainly Tiriki, Wanga, and Ikalanga). In the...

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Main Authors: Hannah Lippard, Justine Sikuku, Crisófia Langa da Câmara, Madelyn Colantes, Kang (Franco) Liu, Michael Diercks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 2024-03-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
Subjects:
object marking
Lubukusu
Cinyungwe
mirativity
exhaustivity
verum
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/129936

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https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/129936

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