The function and form of action nominalization in Wan
Nominalization plays a very prominent role in the grammar of Wan (Southeastern Mande, Côte d’Ivoire). Action nominalizations appear in a number of contexts that correspond to constructions with subordinate clauses in English, French, or Russian. In addition, several types of productive action nomina...
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| Τόπος έκδοσης: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mandenkan, |
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| Μορφή: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Γλώσσα: | Anglais |
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Mandenkan
2026
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Περίληψη: | Nominalization plays a very prominent role in the grammar of Wan (Southeastern Mande, Côte d’Ivoire). Action nominalizations appear in a number of contexts that correspond to constructions with subordinate clauses in English, French, or Russian. In addition, several types of productive action nominalization, both morphological and syntactic, co-exist in the language, and can sometimes be used in very similar contexts depending on subtle nuances of interpretation and syntactic environment. One goal of this paper is to illustrate the variety of functions that can be associated with action nominalization in a language that makes little or no use of syntactic subordination. The other is to present an account of the distribution of the various types of productive action nominalization in Wan, showing how the choice of a particular type is determined by a combination of syntactic and semantic factors. |
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