The combinatorial patterns of twá 'to cut' in Asante-Twi (Akan):

Cross-linguistically, verbs have combinatorial patterns. When the semantics of a verb combines with the semantics of its internal arguments, different interpretations are derived. These interpretations can be literal or non-literal (Ameka 2019; Spalek 2015; Rappaport Hovav 2014; Bobuafor 2013, 2018...

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Published in:	Studies in African Linguistics
Main Author:	Dorothy Pokua Agyepong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LibraryPress@UF 2023-02-01
Subjects:	combinatorial patterns, separation verbs, contextual interpretations, argument structure constructions, Asante-Twi
Online Access:	https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/127839