Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria
How languages solve the grammatical problem of agreeing with conjoined arguments is a well-known area of cross-linguistic variation. This paper describes these patterns for Kuria (Bantu, Kenya), documenting a pattern of agreement that has not been previously reported. We show the relevant patterns i...
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| description | How languages solve the grammatical problem of agreeing with conjoined arguments is a well-known area of cross-linguistic variation. This paper describes these patterns for Kuria (Bantu, Kenya), documenting a pattern of agreement that has not been previously reported. We show the relevant patterns involving a range of noun classes, showing that human noun classes trigger different effects than non-human noun classes. We also demonstrate distinctions in the grammar between subject marking and object marking: whereas subject marking allows for resolved agreement forms, object marking does not. The paper also includes a brief survey of notable patterns in other Bantu languages to put Kuria in a relevant context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7e1dbf3c1e44633b795f08ea965c4802022-12-21T21:32:21ZengLibraryPress@UFStudies in African Linguistics0039-35332154-428X2015-06-0144110.32473/sal.v44i1.107261Agreement with conjoined arguments in KuriaMichael DiercksLinsay MeyerMary PasterHow languages solve the grammatical problem of agreeing with conjoined arguments is a well-known area of cross-linguistic variation. This paper describes these patterns for Kuria (Bantu, Kenya), documenting a pattern of agreement that has not been previously reported. We show the relevant patterns involving a range of noun classes, showing that human noun classes trigger different effects than non-human noun classes. We also demonstrate distinctions in the grammar between subject marking and object marking: whereas subject marking allows for resolved agreement forms, object marking does not. The paper also includes a brief survey of notable patterns in other Bantu languages to put Kuria in a relevant context.https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107261KuriaBantumorphologynoun classessyntax |
| spellingShingle | Michael Diercks Linsay Meyer Mary Paster Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria Studies in African Linguistics Kuria Bantu morphology noun classes syntax |
| title | Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria |
| title_full | Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria |
| title_fullStr | Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria |
| title_short | Agreement with conjoined arguments in Kuria |
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| topic | Kuria Bantu morphology noun classes syntax |
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