BANTU APPLICATIVE CONSTRUCTION TYPES INVOLVING *-ID: FORM, FUNCTIONS AND DIACHRONY
This dissertation first addresses various shortcomings in definitions of “applicative” when compared to what is actually found across languages. It then proposes a four-way distinction among applicative constructions, relevant at least to Bantu, a large family of languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Afri...
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University of Oregon
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23151 |