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Raija Kramer

The Expression of Phasal Polarity in African Languages

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

The book provides insights into the systems and strategies of expressing the Phasal Polarity (PhP) concepts ALREADY, STILL, NOT YET and NO LONGER in African languages. Special emphasis is laid on careful examination of the functional spectrum and paradigmatic affiliation of PhP expressions. The book challenges hypotheses and established assumptions in the typological literature.

About the author

Raija Kramer, University of Hamburg, Germany.

Product details

Assisted by	Raija Kramer (Editor)
Publisher	De Gruyter

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	16.11.2022

EAN	9783111087900
ISBN	978-3-11-108790-0
No. of pages	547
Dimensions	155 mm x 33 mm x 230 mm
Weight	821 g
Illustrations	55 b/w ill., 44 b/w tbl.
Series	Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ISSN Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT], 63
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics

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