Tone and affixation in Hausa
In terms of their tonal behavior, Hausa affixes can be divided into two types. Tone integrating affixes (TIA's), all of which are suffixes, spread their tone(s) over the stem to which they are attached, overriding lexical stem tone in the process. Tonal assignment takes place in a regular right...
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Main Author: | Paul Newman |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN FR |
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LibraryPress@UF
1986
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/053e417a3dbf45579ca8d6d154425c80 |
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