Article published in:
Impersonal Constructions: A cross-linguistic perspectiveEdited by Andrej L. Malchukov and Anna Siewierska
[Studies in Language Companion Series 124] 2011
► pp. 285–306
Impersonal constructions in Jóola-Banjal
Denis Creissels | Université Lyon 2
Jóola-Banjal (an Atlantic language spoken in Senegal) has several constructions, not mentioned in previous works on Jóola languages, which include no canonical subject. This paper puts forward a formal classification of these constructions and a description of their functions, emphasizing the contribution of this West African language to the general typology of impersonality. Most of the types of impersonal constructions found in Jóola-Banjal have already been identified in other languages, but there also several points on which Jóola-Banjal shows interesting particularities.
Keywords: impersonal constructions; Atlantic languages; Jóola
Published online: 20 July 2011
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.124.10bas
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.124.10bas
Cited by
Cited by 1 other publications
This list is based on CrossRef data as of 30 march 2021. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers. Any errors therein should be reported to them.