N+V complex predicates in Guinean Kpelle Nominal boundedness and bracketing structure

The paper focuses on noun-based complex predicates (NVCPs) in Guinean Kpelle (iso 639-3 [gkp], Southwestern Mande). We explore the degree of nominal boundedness and the bracketing within complex predicates by looking at the phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic patterning of nouns with...

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Published in:	Mandenkan Vol. 72; no. 72; pp. 81 - 128
Main Authors:	Konoshenko, Maria, Uvarova, Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Paris Llacan UMR 8135 CNRS/Inalco 2025 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire
Subjects:	Autonomy Complexity compounding Elicitation Genetics incorporation Languages Mande Mande languages Nouns Predicate Proximity Semantics separability Syntactic analysis Syntactic structures tonal sandhi Word structure
ISSN:	0752-5443, 2104-371X
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