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Title The tonal residue of the conjoint/disjoint alternation in Rukiga | ||
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https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/122261/121196; https://hdl.handle.net/1887/138987 | ||
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Date 2020 | ||
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Author(s) Wal, G.J. van der; Asiimwe, A. | ||
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Abstract The Bantu language Rukiga (JE14, Uganda) shows tonal reduction on the verb in a subset of tenses, similar to the conjoint/disjoint alternation in Haya. Whereas in other languages the conjoint/disjoint alternation is usually marked by segmental morphology in at least one tense, Rukiga is unique in showing <em>only</em> tonal reduction. Nevertheless, our analysis shows that tonal reduction in Rukiga is not merely a phonological rule, but it encodes the conjoint/disjoint alternation. Furthermore, we show that tonal reduction in Rukiga is determined by constituent-finality, and there is no direct relation to focus. - Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics | ||
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Subject(s) tone; focus; Bantu; conjoint/disjoint; phrasing | ||
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Language en | ||
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Type of publication Article / Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Text | ||
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Format application/pdf | ||
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Source Studies In African Linguistics | ||
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Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | ||
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Identifier lucris-id:331653570 | ||
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Repository Leiden - University of Leiden 
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