On body-part nouns and the expression of spatial and locative reference in Dagbani
This paper examines the linguistic means by which spatial relations are expressed in Dagbani, a Mabia (Gur) language spoken in the northern region of Ghana (West Africa). I pay particular attention to the grammar of Dagbani “postpositions” demonstrating that the system of locative expressions compri...
Main Author: | Issah Samuel Alhassan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
2020-12-01
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Series: | Topics in Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2020-0009 |
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