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The union spell-out principle
(2010-01)
This paper argues that grammar has a union spell-out mechanism that dictates that contiguous heads be spelled out by a single morpheme/phrase if there exists a morpheme/phrase in the lexicon with a collection of the features ...
An anti-locality restriction on subject wh-phrases in Kîîtharaka
(2011-04)
This paper investigates the syntactic restrictions on subject wh-questions in Kîîtharaka, an SVO Bantu language spoken in Kenya (Code E54, according to the classification by Guthrie). Subject wh-phrases exhibit two closely ...
Kîîtharaka Event and Result Nominals
(2019-06-30)
This paper explores the subject of event and results nominals and finds that the two can easily be distinguished in
Kîîtharaka. Kîîtharaka event nominals are in form of infinitive construction while result nominals are ...
Order of Modifiers in Kîîtharaka Determiner Phrase
(2019-06)
This paper argues that Kîîtharaka has a neutral1 order of modifiers within its determiner phrase.
Apart from this neutral order, other orders are possible depending on the modifier upon which focus is
placed. Ordering ...
Creation of Identities in Political Conflict: Kenya’s Newspaper Discourse
(International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), 2016-10)
This article looks into the construction of political identities in the discourse of two Kenyan newspaper headline stories covering the period of the Kenyan Coalition Government formed in 2008 to stem political conflict ...