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Jespersen cycles in Bantu : double and triple negation
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Author
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Abstract
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| This paper gives an overview of post-verbal negative marking in Bantu languages. It shows that, although Bantu studies tend to concentrate on negation marked on the verb itself, post-verbal negative markers are well represented within the Bantu domain and high concentrations can be found in zones B, C, H and L. It is argued that locative pronouns, possessive pronouns and negative ( answer) particles are recurrent sources of negative markers in Bantu languages. It is claimed that they take part in what is generally known as a Jespersen cycle: they initially reinforce the original negator and eventually become obligatory for the expression of negation resulting in a double negative construction. It will be shown that in Bantu languages a new Jespersen cycle can set in before the original negator has been lost, yielding triple negative constructions, which are much more rarely attested world-wide. |
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Language
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French, English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of African languages and linguistics. - Dordrecht
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Publication
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Dordrecht
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2013
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ISSN
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0167-6164
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DOI
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10.1515/JALL-2013-0008
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Volume/pages
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34
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(2013)
, p. 205-274
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ISI
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000327745500001
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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