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Bantu applicative constructions / Sara Pacchiarotti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pacchiarotti, Sara, author.
- Series:
- Stanford monographs in African languages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bantu languages--Grammar.
- Bantu languages.
- Bantu languages--Verb phrase.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Applicative constructions.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Applicative grammar.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb phrase.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, California : CSLI Publications, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781684000593
- 1684000599
- OCLC:
- 1112138705
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