The morphosyntax of adjectives in Seenku [sos]

Seenku (Samogo, Northwestern Mande) contains a small class of adjectives, which differ morphosyntactically from deverbal modifiers (qualificational verbs) and nouns. This paper describes the morphosyntax of these adjectives as both modifiers and predicates. Modifiers follow the noun, with no tonal i...

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Published in:	Mandenkan
Main Author:	Laura McPherson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mandenkan, Langage, Langues et Cultures d’Afrique Noire 2017-12-01
Subjects:	adjective plural morphosyntax predicate reduplication reflexive
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/mandenkan/1041

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