Morphosyntactic variation in Bantu: The case of Setswana
Within the context of microvariation in Bantu, three processes are examined in Setswana – object marking, inversion constructions and diminutive marking. Setswana morpho-syntactic structures for these constructions present instances that distinguish Setswana from Eastern Bantu languages and yet als...
Main Authors: | Nancy Kula, Lutz Marten |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
2023-12-01
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Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/134347 |
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