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Bantu Applicative Constructions

This book addresses various shortcomings in definitions of “applicative” when compared to what is actually found across languages and proposes a four-way distinction among applicative constructions, especially relevant to Bantu, a large family of languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa.

363 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2019

Stanford Monographs in African Language

Language and Linguistics: General Language and Linguistics


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