Object-sharing as Symmetric Sharing: Predicate clefting and serial verbs in Dàgáárè

Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 795-832

  Hiraiwa, Ken ^a   Bodomo, Adams ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Double Headedness; Multi dominance; Object sharing; Parallel Merge; Pied piping; Predicate cleft; Serial verbs; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049186656     PISSN: 0167806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11049-008-9056-y     Document Type: Article

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