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Persistive in Bende * —On the grammaticalization path—

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This paper sketches the Bende persistive aspect, which occurs in the forms si- or sya- in the T(A) slot of a verb construction. The Bende persistive has relatively complicated realization because it has two forms, si- or sya-, makes five types of constructions, and identifies four meanings in five tenses. This paper attempts an exhaustive description of all the patterns of the Bende persistive, especially in terms of its constraints. Next, the Bende persistive is located in the general grammaticalization path of the Bantu persistive. Finally, a Bende-internal development of the persistive is suggested.

Source: Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

DOI: 10.15026/80344

Author: Yuko Abe

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W613647425

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Cites: 15

Cited by: 23

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