Optional Past Tense in Wolof
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2019-10-28
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In this paper, we discuss the interpretation of the past temporal marker oon in Wolof (Niger-Congo; Senegal), in light of recent claims in the literature regarding its status as a so-called “discontinuous past.” We show that the cessation inference associated with oon is a conversational implicature. Thus, oon can receive an analysis as a plain semantic past tense.
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Wolof, past tense, markers, recent literature