Abstract
In Jumjum, a Western Nilotic language, some body-part nouns, and only such nouns, may be externally possessed in transitive and antipassive clauses. In these external possessor constructions, the possessor is either the object of a transitive verb or the demoted patient of an antipassive verb. The externally possessed body-part noun is partly incorporated into the verb, as shown by the following properties: It immediately follows the verb, its tone is determined by the final tone of the verb, it may combine with a nominalized verb in a kind of compound, and it does not exhibit the root-final nasalization that is prevalent in monosyllabic singular nouns in Jumjum, including internally possessed body-part nouns.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of African Languages and Linguistics |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 171-203 |
Number of pages | 33 |
ISSN | 0167-6164 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
Keywords
- external possession; internal possession; body-part nouns; noun incorporation; Jumjum; Western Nilotic