Interrogative and Syntactic Inquiries

ISBN 978-3-89645-723-3

Interrogative and Syntactic Inquiries

Case Studies from Africa

Edited by: Bernhard Köhler. With a preface by: Bernhard Köhler. With contributions by: Torben Andersen, Baye Yimam, Abdourahmane Diallo, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu †, Rudolf Leger, Rose Letsholo, Stéphane Robert, Russell G. Schuh †.

Series: FAB Frankfurt African Studies Bulletin Year 2011, Volume 23

2016
164 pp.
2 colour maps, 3 figures, 14 tables
Text language(s): English
Format: 160 x 240 mm
330 g
Paperback
€ 39.80

CONTENTS

Bernhard Köhler: Preface

Torben Andersen: Interrogative sentences in Dinka

Baye Yimam: Wh-questions in Amharic

Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu: Interrogative tone and intonation in Kwa and Gur

Abdourahmane Diallo: Focus in Fula – a dialectal approach

Rose Letsholo: Modification and word order in the ǁGánà DP

Stéphane Robert: Content question words and noun class markers in Wolof – reconstructing a puzzle

Russell G. Schuh: Post-verbal questioned subjects in SVO Chadic languages


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