Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences articles from November 2006

Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences archives from November 2006

Existential and possessive predications in Hausa (1).
November 1, 2006... Abstract The functions of the Hausa particle da are, among others, an existential predicate, a comitative preposition, and a coordination conjunction. It is also used in the main possessive 'have' predication in combination with the copula...

Underspecification in the semantics of word formation: the case of denominal verbs of removal in Italian.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This article analyzes a case of Italian word formation in which the semantics of the derived words appears to contain mutually exclusive ambiguities. Italian productively derives verbs of removal from nouns. These verbs have the...

Towards a typology of stop assibilation *.
November 1, 2006... Abstract In this article we propose that there are two universal properties for phonological stop assibilations, namely (i) assibilations eannot be triggered by /i/ unless they are also triggered by /j/, and (ii) voiced stops cannot...

Cognitive factors in the perception of Spanish stress placement: implications for a model of speech perception *.
November 1, 2006... Four cognitive factors potentially influencing the perception of Spanish stress placement are examined experimentally through a nonce word perception task, and the results are considered from the perspective of their implications for a...

Dizque: a Colombian evidentiality strategy.
November 1, 2006... Abstract Dizque has developed from the verb decir 'say' and the complementizer que, originating in a phrase meaning something like 'it is said that'. This article presents an analysis of this expression as used in contemporary Colombian...