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1. ‘NOTHING IS IN VAIN': Non-Standard Negation and Cyclical Change in Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : This work concerns the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of an item bule in the under described Tanzanian Bantu languages, Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo. Through collection and analysis of field data, it is shown that the original adverbial element bule ‘for free, in vain, for no reason’ has developed a wide range of functions within the domain of non-standard negation. LÄS MER
2. The Grammaticalization of Adverb Just in Early Modern English
Kandidat-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : .... LÄS MER
3. Phasal Polarity in Swahili
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteoriSammanfattning : This scope of this essay is to investigate and systematically describe a set of linguistic items in Swahili expressing Phasal Polarity (PhP), i.e. the notions of ‘NOT YET’, ‘ALREADY, ‘STILL’, and ‘NO LONGER’. LÄS MER
4. The Swedish absolute reflexive construction in a cross-linguistic perspective
Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikSammanfattning : Swedish has the absolute reflexive construction, where a reflexive marker appears to be usedas an antipassive marker. Similar constructions, with omitted objects and reflexive marking on the verb, are found in Slavic and Baltic languages and is only possible with a small set of verbs. LÄS MER
5. PRÄPOSITIONALE REKTIONSALTERNANZEN IM GESPROCHENEN DEUTSCH. Eine korpusgestützte Analyse struktureller Muster
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : Within prepositional case agreement, the German language manifests a grammatical phenomenon of variation. This regards the use of prepositions with several possible grammatical cases, which do not change the meaning of a sentence. This can give rise to uncertainty in case choice. LÄS MER