The fine structure of the comparative

P Caha, K De Clercq, G Vanden Wyngaerd - Studia Linguistica, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The paper provides evidence for a more articulated structure of the comparative as
compared with the one in Bobaljik (2012). We propose to split up Bobaljik's cmpr head into …

IsiXhosa in the Digital Age: Navigating Language Preservation and Innovation (A Systematic Scoping Review)

A Agbeyangi, N Jere - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Preserving and innovating indigenous languages is crucial for maintaining cultural heritage
and facilitating community development in this digital age. Understanding the digital …

The syntax of number and modification: An investigation of the Kipsigis DP

M Kouneli - 2019 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation is an in-depth investigation of DP structure in Kipsigis, an extremely
understudied Southern Nilotic language spoken in Kenya. All data come from original …

The locus of parametric variation in Bantu gender and nominal derivation

Z Fuchs, J van der Wal - Linguistic Variation, 2022 - jbe-platform.com
In this paper, we capture the crosslinguistic variation in Bantu nominal structure in a unified
analysis of gender on n (,). We demonstrate that this analysis accounts for the …

Communicative practices from the margins: The multilingual and multicultural repertoires on university spaces

G Simungala, D Ndalama… - Journal of Asian and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We draw from the meaning-making practices on the margins, the communicative repertoires
of the multilingual and multicultural students at two Southern African universities: the …

[PDF][PDF] Nanosyntax: state of the art and recent developments

P Caha, K De Clercq, M Starke… - … , Date: 2024/02/07 …, 2024 - lirias.kuleuven.be
Nanosyntax: state of the art and recent developments Page 1 Nanosyntax: state of the art and
recent developments Pavel Caha1 Karen De Clercq2 Michal Starke1 Guido Vanden Wyngaerd3 …

[PDF][PDF] The layered structure of concord: A Nanosyntactic approach

P Caha - 2023 - lingbuzz.net
This chapter investigates the morphological marking of concord in Dime (Omotic), Finnish
(Finno-Ugric), Georgian (Kartvelian), Khwarshi (Caucasian), and Zulu (Bantu). The main …

Noun classes and plurality in Bantu languages

L Marten - 2021 - academic.oup.com
Noun classes are a prominent grammatical feature of Bantu languages where typically each
noun (or noun stem) is assigned to one of between fifteen and eighteen noun classes. Noun …

[HTML][HTML] Double plural marking and the building blocks of nominals

A Alexiadou - Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, 2024 - glossa-journal.org
In this paper, I will discuss double plural marking found in various language mixing pairs
such as Ewe English, Hiaki Spanish, Bantu English, Bantu French and Greek Turkish. I will …

Polish comparative adjectives and adverbs

B Wiland - Studies in Polish Linguistics, 2023 - ceeol.com
The paper investigates the morphosyntax of Polish synthetic comparative adjectives and
adverbs. It is argued that we can predict the distribution of different classes of adjectival roots …