The message in the navel: (ir)realis and negation in Swahili  

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Contini-Morava, Ellen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Sciences (Full Text) vol. 34 no. 2 (2012), page 200-215.
Topik: Realis Swahili Negation Tense-aspect-modality
Fulltext: vol. 34 issue 2 March, 2012. p. 200-215.pdf (331.89KB)

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It is argued that the encoding of conceptual categories such as ‘realis’ should be investigated by analyzing the meanings of linguistic signs rather than by focusing on a priori message- categories that may not be expressed by specific linguistic forms. Applying this method to the expression of ‘realis’ in Swahili reveals a complex relationship between tense-aspect-modality, negation, and realis status in which some forms signal information related to irrealis, but no forms explicitly signal the meaning ‘realis’; the two negation markers span the realis/irrealis divide. Sign-based analysis makes it possible to identify subtle differences between apparently synonymous messages that are conveyed by forms differing in realis status

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