An argument analysis of cognate objects in Dschang (Yemba)
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https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v6i1.4991Keywords:
cognate objects, argument, verbal tone, object concordAbstract
Focusing on the Foto dialect of Dschang (Yemba), an understudied Grassfields Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, this paper offers a cross-linguistic perspective on Cognate Objects (CO). An argument analysis of Dschang COs is supported by both cross-linguistic comparison, e.g. forms of corresponding wh-questions, the compatibility with strong determiners, quantifiers and possessors, and the ability to be pronominalized and relativized, and Dschang-internal evidence including word order variations and tonal marking in object position.Downloads
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2021-04-09
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Chen, Zhuo, and Blake Lehman. 2021. βAn Argument Analysis of Cognate Objects in Dschang (Yemba)β. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 6 (1): 913β926. https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v6i1.4991.