« Ou bien » en Berbère

In Berber, there are two words signifying « or »: mad and nxdd. mad is used most often in interrogative utterances, but it also occurs in assertive utterances where it may be opposed to nxdd; their contexts are specific: mad occurs only with precise real actions, whereas nxdd occurs only wit...

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Hovedforfatter: Bentolila, Fernand
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Français
Udgivet: 2023
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Summary:In Berber, there are two words signifying « or »: mad and nxdd. mad is used most often in interrogative utterances, but it also occurs in assertive utterances where it may be opposed to nxdd; their contexts are specific: mad occurs only with precise real actions, whereas nxdd occurs only with non real or iterative actions. The contexts licensing μή in ancient Greek and quelque and tout in French are nearly the same: question, hypothesis, supposition, and reiteration.