The basic copula bò in Kol, a Narrow Bantu (A80) language, is a descendant of the Proto-Bantu * bá meaning ‘ dwell, be, become.’ However, in addition to this copula, Kol has an additional four copulas : jì, mé, ndé and túg. This paper will discuss how the lexical class ‘ copula’ is defined for Kol, how the semantic space and syntactic functions are divided between these five copulas, and how these copulas have developed. Interestingly, the development paths that led to these innovative copulas in Kol have resulted in other possibilities in neighboring languages (Heath 2003a, b and Beavon 1983, 1991).En kol, une langue du bantu classée A80, la copule de base est bò. C’est un réflexe du proto-bantu * bá signifiant «habiter, être, devenir » . ...
This talk concerns the copula system in Buli, a Ghanaian language which has also been attested in Ba...
This paper discusses the various uses of the copula in the Rawang language, a Tibeto-Burman language...
This paper presents an overview of diminutives in the Bantu language family, with an emphasis on the...
The basic copula bò in Kol, a Narrow Bantu (A80) language, is a descendant of the Proto-Bantu * bá m...
This chapter provides an overview of variation in Bantu non-verbal predication and copula constructi...
A diachronic perspective on the identifying copulative in Bantu. Identifying copulative construction...
This article discusses the most commonly used methods of expressing the copula in Ikalanga, arguing ...
Summaries in Afrikaans and EnglishHierdie is 'n studie van die kopulatief in Ndonga en Kwanyama, di...
M.A. (African Languages)In this dissertation the copulative in Tsonga is analyzed in all its aspects...
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular cons...
The Kikae dialect is a regional variety of Swahili spoken in the southern part of Unguja, the larges...
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular cons...
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society: Special Session on ...
In this thesis, I explore the use of copulas in non-copula constructions in the languages of South A...
This paper explores the syntax of copular predication within and across the varieties of Cape Verdea...
This talk concerns the copula system in Buli, a Ghanaian language which has also been attested in Ba...
This paper discusses the various uses of the copula in the Rawang language, a Tibeto-Burman language...
This paper presents an overview of diminutives in the Bantu language family, with an emphasis on the...
The basic copula bò in Kol, a Narrow Bantu (A80) language, is a descendant of the Proto-Bantu * bá m...
This chapter provides an overview of variation in Bantu non-verbal predication and copula constructi...
A diachronic perspective on the identifying copulative in Bantu. Identifying copulative construction...
This article discusses the most commonly used methods of expressing the copula in Ikalanga, arguing ...
Summaries in Afrikaans and EnglishHierdie is 'n studie van die kopulatief in Ndonga en Kwanyama, di...
M.A. (African Languages)In this dissertation the copulative in Tsonga is analyzed in all its aspects...
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular cons...
The Kikae dialect is a regional variety of Swahili spoken in the southern part of Unguja, the larges...
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular cons...
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society: Special Session on ...
In this thesis, I explore the use of copulas in non-copula constructions in the languages of South A...
This paper explores the syntax of copular predication within and across the varieties of Cape Verdea...
This talk concerns the copula system in Buli, a Ghanaian language which has also been attested in Ba...
This paper discusses the various uses of the copula in the Rawang language, a Tibeto-Burman language...
This paper presents an overview of diminutives in the Bantu language family, with an emphasis on the...