Object Marking In Lubukusu: Information Structure In The Verb Phrase
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2021-10-19
Authors
Sikuku, Justine
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Object marker (OM) doubling (i.e. clitic doubling) in Lubukusu has previously been argued to necessarily generate a verum (focus) reading of the clause. We argue for a new empirical generalization: OM-doubling is licit when there is focus in/on the verb phrase, and verum results when that is not otherwise possible (as an elsewhere case). We demonstrate these patterns with a large range of novel empirical data, providing a fuller picture of clitic doubling in Lubukusu
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Object marking, Lubukusu, Verb phrase