How many focus markers are there in Konkomba?

  • This article discusses the divergent status of the two particles lé and lá in the grammar of Konkomba, a Gur language (Niger-Congo) of the Gurma subgroup. While previous studies claim that both particles are focus markers, this author argues that only the particle lá should be analyzed as a pure pragmatic device. Distributional studies suggest that the use of particle lé, on the other hand, is only required under specific focus conditions, and primarily represents a syntactic device.

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Author:Anne SchwarzORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1134353
ISBN:http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/38/paper2146.pdf
ISBN:978-1-57473-429-4
Parent Title (German):Selected Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference on African Linguistics: Linguistic Theory and African Language Documentation. edited by Masangu Matondo, Fiona Mc Laughlin, and Eric Potsdam
Publisher:Cascadilla Proceedings Project
Place of publication:Somerville, MA
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2009/10/13
Year of first Publication:2009
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2009/10/13
GND Keyword:Informationsstruktur
Page Number:12
First Page:182
Last Page:192
Source:http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/38/paper2146.pdf ; (in:) Masangu Matondo, Fiona Mc Laughlin, Eric Potsdam: Selected Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference on African Linguistics: Linguistic Theory and African Language Documentation. - Somerville: Casca
HeBIS-PPN:219530718
Dewey Decimal Classification:4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache
Sammlungen:Linguistik
Linguistik-Klassifikation:Linguistik-Klassifikation: Grammatikforschung / Grammar research
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht