2006
DOI: 10.21248/zaspil.45.2006.331
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Expression of information structure in the Bantu language Northern Sotho

Abstract: Die Hauptthese dieser Dissertation ist, dass Nord-Sotho keinen obligatorischen Gebrauch von grammatischen Mitteln zur Markierung von Fokus macht, weder in der Syntax noch in der Prosodie oder Morphologie. Trotzdem strukturiert diese Sprache eine Äußerung nach informationsstrukturellen Aspekten. Konstituenten, die im Diskurs gegeben sind, werden entweder getilgt, pronominalisiert oder an den rechten oder linken Satzrand versetzt. Diese (morpho-)syntaktischen Prozesse wirken so zusammen, dass die fokussierte Kon… Show more

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“…In fact, Durban Zulu is not the only Bantu lan-guage where we find an asymmetry in the prosodic phrasing of left vs. right dislocated elements. In both Haya (Byarushengo et al 1976;Hyman 1999;Downing 2002) and Northern Sotho (Zerbian 2006), left-dislocated elements phrase with what follows, while right-dislocated elements phrase separately from what precedes. As we have seen, the prosodic phrase break preceding right-dislocated elements falls out if they are adjoined to νP, as the right edge of νP consistently triggers a prosodic phrase break.…”
Section: Right Dislocations Are Adjuncts Not Topicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, Durban Zulu is not the only Bantu lan-guage where we find an asymmetry in the prosodic phrasing of left vs. right dislocated elements. In both Haya (Byarushengo et al 1976;Hyman 1999;Downing 2002) and Northern Sotho (Zerbian 2006), left-dislocated elements phrase with what follows, while right-dislocated elements phrase separately from what precedes. As we have seen, the prosodic phrase break preceding right-dislocated elements falls out if they are adjoined to νP, as the right edge of νP consistently triggers a prosodic phrase break.…”
Section: Right Dislocations Are Adjuncts Not Topicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We also look at fronted topics in contrastive contexts. As work by Zerbian (2006) and Downing (2011) shows, languages vary in being either symmetric or asymmetric with respect to the prosodic phrasing of right and left dislocated topics. Bemba is symmetrical in having both kinds of topics phrased separately from the main clause (Kula & Bickmore 2015).…”
Section: Preverbal Topics and Contrastive Topicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ashton (1947) shows that Swahili yes-no questions are marked by a rise-fall melody over the last two syllables. An overall raised pitch for yes/no questions is found in Northern Sotho (Zerbian 2004(Zerbian , 2006 and Jita (Downing 1996). Indeed, as Yip (2002) shows, it is fairly common for tone languages to use boundary tones or an overall raising of pitch register to mark questions.…”
Section: Question Intonationmentioning
confidence: 99%