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Publication details [#9845]
Wald, Benji. 1979. The development of the Swahili object marker: A study of the interaction of syntax and discourse. In Givón, Talmy, ed. Syntax and semantics 12: Discourse and Syntax. Academic Press. pp. 505–524.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Annotation
W. addresses the following questions: What purpose(s) does the object marker serve in discourse? Why do speakers use it when they do? Why is it that some object NPs in discourse induce object marking whereas others do not?