The Semantics of Object Marking in Kinyarwanda

Verbal semantics and differential object marking in Lycopolitan Coptic

This paper seeks to clarify the role of affectedness for the marking of direct objects through an analysis of a corpus of Lycopolitan Coptic texts (4th to 5th centuries AD). Whereas previ- ous research has shown the importance of definiteness for the use of the dir

The Semantics of tense in Kinyarwanda

Tense is one of those verbal categories relatively unexplored in Bantu languages. In this study the

Semantics of number marking in Maaka

Abstract Maaka is a West Chadic language which exhibits a rich system of verbal number marking, whi

Object marking in Sambaa

Object marking in Bantu

Abstract The status of object markers in Bantu languages has been the subject of debate since the s

Differential object marking in Chichewa

In most Bantu languages, an object prefix can occur on the verb. In some Bantu languages, this object prefix has a purely anaphoric function, while in others it has an additional agree- ment function. Since Bresnan & Mchombo, Chichewa (Bantu N.31 Malawi) has been c