Chapter 4
Pluractional constructions
Some case studies
Article outline
- 4.1Pluractionals in Akawaio (Cariban, Venezuelan Cariban)
- 4.1.1Strategies of marking and functions of Akawaio pluractionals
- 4.1.2The semantic map of pluractionals in Akawaio
- 4.1.3The case of the collective -gong in Akawaio
- 4.1.4Beyond Akawaio: Pluractionality in other Cariban languages
- 4.2Pluractionals in Beja (Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic)
- 4.2.1Strategies of marking and functions of Beja pluractionals
- 4.2.1.1Strategies of marking pluractionality in Beja
- 4.2.1.2The functional domain of Beja pluractionals
- 4.2.2The semantic map of pluractionals in Beja
- 4.2.3Pluractionality in Cushitic languages: An independent phenomenon
- 4.3Pluractionals in Maa (Nilotic, Eastern Nilotic)
- 4.3.1Strategies of marking and functions of Maa pluractionals
- 4.3.1.1Lexical alternation
- 4.3.1.2Reduplication
- 4.3.2The semantic map of pluractionals in Maa
- 4.3.3The case of directional away/ven
: An incoming pluractional marker?
- 4.3.4Pluractionality in Maa
- 4.4What do these case studies tell us?
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