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The Expression of Phasal Polarity in African Languages / ed. by Raija Kramer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ; 63Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (IX, 547 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783110627510
  • 9783110642537
  • 9783110646290
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I Introduction -- Introduction: The expression of phasal polarity in African languages -- Phasal polarity – warnings from earlier research -- II Phasal polarity expressions in African languages -- The phasal polarity marker -(a)kona in Manda and its history -- Phasal Polarity in Ruuli (Bantu, JE.103) -- Phasal polarity in Lingala and Sango -- Phasal polarity in Nyakyusa (Bantu, M31) -- The expression of phasal polarity in Cuwabo (Bantu P34, Mozambique) -- Phasal polarity in Isu – and beyond -- Phasal polarity in Ŋgə̂mbà -- Phasal polarity expressions in Fula varieties of northern Cameroon -- Phasal polarity expressions in Bambara (Mande): Pragmatic distinctions and semantics -- What about phasal polarity expressions in Hausa – Are there any? -- The expression of phasal polarity in Kambaata (Cushitic) -- Phasal Polarity in Amazigh varieties -- Phasal polarity expressions in Ometo languages (Ethiopia) -- Phasal polarity in Khwe and Ts’ixa (Kalahari Khoe) -- Phasal polarity in Barabaiga and Gisamjanga Datooga (Nilotic): Interactions with tense, aspect, and participant expectation -- III Grammaticalization processes and historical developments of phasal polarity expressions in African languages -- NOT YET expressions as a lexico-grammatical category in Bantu languages -- The historical relation between clause-final negation markers and phasal polarity expressions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- From phasal polarity expression to aspectual marker: Grammaticalization of already in Asian and African varieties of English -- Index
Summary: The book provides insights into the systems and strategies of expressing the Phasal Polarity (PhP) concepts ALREADY, STILL, NOT YET and NO LONGER in African languages. Special emphasis is laid on careful examination of the functional spectrum and paradigmatic affiliation of PhP expressions. The book challenges hypotheses and established assumptions in the typological literature.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I Introduction -- Introduction: The expression of phasal polarity in African languages -- Phasal polarity – warnings from earlier research -- II Phasal polarity expressions in African languages -- The phasal polarity marker -(a)kona in Manda and its history -- Phasal Polarity in Ruuli (Bantu, JE.103) -- Phasal polarity in Lingala and Sango -- Phasal polarity in Nyakyusa (Bantu, M31) -- The expression of phasal polarity in Cuwabo (Bantu P34, Mozambique) -- Phasal polarity in Isu – and beyond -- Phasal polarity in Ŋgə̂mbà -- Phasal polarity expressions in Fula varieties of northern Cameroon -- Phasal polarity expressions in Bambara (Mande): Pragmatic distinctions and semantics -- What about phasal polarity expressions in Hausa – Are there any? -- The expression of phasal polarity in Kambaata (Cushitic) -- Phasal Polarity in Amazigh varieties -- Phasal polarity expressions in Ometo languages (Ethiopia) -- Phasal polarity in Khwe and Ts’ixa (Kalahari Khoe) -- Phasal polarity in Barabaiga and Gisamjanga Datooga (Nilotic): Interactions with tense, aspect, and participant expectation -- III Grammaticalization processes and historical developments of phasal polarity expressions in African languages -- NOT YET expressions as a lexico-grammatical category in Bantu languages -- The historical relation between clause-final negation markers and phasal polarity expressions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- From phasal polarity expression to aspectual marker: Grammaticalization of already in Asian and African varieties of English -- Index

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The book provides insights into the systems and strategies of expressing the Phasal Polarity (PhP) concepts ALREADY, STILL, NOT YET and NO LONGER in African languages. Special emphasis is laid on careful examination of the functional spectrum and paradigmatic affiliation of PhP expressions. The book challenges hypotheses and established assumptions in the typological literature.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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