Class prefixes as specifiers in Southern Bantu
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Natural Language & Linguistic Theory |
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| Citation | TARALDSEN, Knut Tarald, Lucie TARALDSEN MEDOVÁ and David LANGA. Class prefixes as specifiers in Southern Bantu. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. Springer Netherlands, 2018, vol. 36, No 4, p. 1339-1394. ISSN 0167-806X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11049-017-9394-8. |
| web | Based on a set of facts about the plural nominal class prefixes in Southern Bantu, we argue that some plural prefixes spell out a phrasal constituent, a Specifier akin to a classifier-like noun. |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11049-017-9394-8 |
| Keywords | Bantu nominal class prefixes Classifiers Agreement with conjoined subjects The syntax/lexicon interface Xhosa Zulu Changana Rhonga Shona |
| Description | Based on the facts about the plural nominal class prefixes in Southern Bantu we argue that these plural prefixes spell out a phrasal constituent, a Specifier bottoming out in a classifier-like noun. |