14. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Kirundi (JD62): A case for its abolition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Table of contents vii
4. Contributors ix
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. What is the conjoint/disjoint alternation? Parameters of crosslinguistic variation 14
7. 3. Locating the Bantu conjoint/disjoint alternation in a typology of focus marking 61
8. 4. Disentangling conjoint, disjoint, metatony, tone cases, augments, prosody, and focus in Bantu 100
9. 5. Shangaji paired tenses: Emergence of a cj/dj system? 122
10. 6. The Kikuyu focus marker nĩ: Formal and functional similarities to the conjoint/disjoint alternation 147
11. 7. Conjoint and disjoint verb forms in Gur? Evidence from Yom 175
12. 8. The conjoint/disjoint distinction in the tonal morphology of Tswana 200
13. 9. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Símákonde 239
14. 10. The conjoint/disjoint alternation and phonological phrasing in Bemba 258
15. 11. Prosodic evidence for syntactic phrasing in Zulu 295
16. 12. Prosody/syntax mismatches in the Zulu conjoint/disjoint alternation 329
17. 13. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Kinyarwanda 350
18. 14. The conjoint/disjoint alternation in Kirundi (JD62): A case for its abolition 390
19. 15. Conjoint/disjoint distinction and focus in Matengo (N13) 426
20. Language index 453
21. Subject index 456