A serializing particle ń with discourse functions in Kusaal

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Journal of Contemporary African Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-17 DOI:10.4314/contjas.v10i1.1

Hasiyatu Abubakari

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Abstract

This paper presents novel empirical data revealing a previously unidentified particle n in Serial Verb Constructions in Kusaal. The issue that requires attention is to find out the status of the said particle in SVCs in the language. The central question is whether the observed particle is an overt marker of coordination or subordination which is likely suppressed in other instances of SVCs in the language. The particle n has several functions in Kusaal and other Mabia languages with more being discovered as research on these languages keeps developing. It functions as a subject focus marker in Kusaal, Gurenɛ, and Dagbani and a serializing connector in Moore. It will be observed that the particle n is not obligatory in SVCs in Kusaal and its presence encodes an emphatic/ focus interpretation on the verb it precedes. This study is qualitative with data gathered from both primary and secondary sources.

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Kusaal语中具有语篇功能的序列化粒子

本文提出了一种新的经验数据，揭示了Kusaal语中连续动词结构中先前未识别的粒子n。需要注意的问题是找出上述粒子在语言svc中的地位。核心问题是，观察到的粒子是否是一个明显的协调或从属的标记，这可能在语言中的其他SVCs实例中被抑制。粒子n在Kusaal和其他Mabia语言中有几个功能，随着对这些语言的研究不断发展，更多的功能被发现。它在Kusaal、Guren和Dagbani中充当主题焦点标记，在Moore中充当序列化连接器。我们可以看到，在Kusaal语的SVCs中，小品n不是强制性的，它的存在对它前面的动词进行了强调/焦点解释。本研究是定性的，数据收集自一手和二手来源。

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