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Persohn, Bastian and Devos, Maud (2017). Post-final locatives in Bantu: axes of variation and non-locative functions. Afr. Linguist., 23. S. 3 - 47. LEUVEN: PEETERS. ISSN 0065-4124

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Abstract

In this paper we look at locative morphemes that occur in the post-final slot of Bantu verbs. We discuss their form and various axes of morphosyntactic variation, including, among others, their possible references and the relationship between post-final locatives and pre-stem locative object markers. We then proceed with an overview of the various non-locative functions the morphemes in question have acquired across Bantu. These include partitive and related uses as e.g. markers of politeness and negation, as well as comparative functions and uses as markers of concern, addition, manner and instrument. The discussion of each function includes a proposal for a diachronic pathway. Last, we give a short introduction to the contributions to this thematic special issue.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Persohn, Bastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Devos, Maud UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-245090
Journal or Publication Title:	Afr. Linguist.
Volume:	23
Page Range:	S. 3 - 47
Date:	2017
Publisher:	PEETERS
Place of Publication:	LEUVEN
ISSN:	0065-4124
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language OBJECT MARKING Multiple languages Linguistics; Language & Linguistics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24509