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What is Bantu Word Order: Discourse vs. Syntax about?
The document discusses how discourse function and grammatical roles both influence word order in Bantu languages. It presents the results of a study analyzing word order in 9 Bantu languages using parameters related to topic and focus. The study finds that each language exhibits different degrees of influence from discourse roles versus grammatical roles, with no single language dependent on only one factor.
- Author
- chizistephan
- Language
- EN