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The Semantic Contribution of Complementizers and Complementation Type: The Case of Bolanci "na."
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Awad, Maher – 1994
A discussion of Bolanci (also Bole or Bolewa), a West Chadic language spoken in northeastern Nigeria, focuses on one component of the system of complementation, the form "na." This form has an inherent semantic capable of influencing the meaning of sentences in which it is embedded, specifically, when present in a complex sentence,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Emai Verbal and Preverbal Tone: Preliminaries.
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Schaefer, Ronald P.; Egbokhare, Francis O. – 1994
A study of Emai, an Edoid language of south-central Nigeria, focuses on the system of constraints governing tonal processes. Specifically, it examines the ways in which general processes of low tone raising and high tone lowering are realized in domains constructed by verbs and by preverbal auxiliary and adverbial constituents. Sequentially…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns