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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 ...
The focus particle in Kiitharaka
(2006)
In this paper we argue that Kˆ ıˆ ıtharaka in situ and ex situ object focus constructions are exhaustive. Sentences with a preverbal focus marker are argued to be nonexhaustive. Ourconclusionsarebasedonfelicityinmention- ...
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 ...
WH-QUESTIONS IN KITHARAKA
(2005)
This paper explores question formation in Kitharaka (E54; Bantu; Kenyan) within the crosslinguistic approach developed in Sabel (2000, 2002, 2003). According to Sabel, variation in the positioning of wh-phrases in languages ...
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 ...
Categorizing adpositions in Kˆıˆıtharaka
(2007-01)
In this paper, I discuss the categorial status of Kˆıˆıtharaka adpositions. I demonstrate that there are two main classes of adpositions (to be referred to as Class A and Class B). Class A adpositions are syntactic heads ...
Syntactical analysis of Kipsigis Copula Clauses
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023)
Copula is a verb whose main function is to link subjects with predicate complements. In a limited sense, the copular refers to a verb that does not have any semantic content but links subjects and predicate complements. ...
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 ...