Inalienable possession : an aspect of the syntax of personal reference in Swahili
In a group of constructions in Swahili, the person ('possessor') and a part of the body or other thing intimately connected with them ('property') feature as two independent arguments of the verb rather than as components of a single noun phrase. The privileged treatment of parts...
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SOAS, University of London
1998
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.299813 |