Contact-induced variation and change in Yoruba: Optimality in grammar and its social dimensions
TA Adebayo - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The English-Yoruba contact situation has been described from various perspectives
ranging from code-mixing/switching (eg, Bamiro 2006) to loanword adaptation (eg, Ufomata …
ranging from code-mixing/switching (eg, Bamiro 2006) to loanword adaptation (eg, Ufomata …
Yorùbá Sentential Negative Markers
TA Adebayo - Studies in African Linguistics, 2021 - journals.flvc.org
The main claim of this paper is that Yoruba has only four sentential negative markers, kìí, kò,
kọ́ and má, contrary to a traditional assumption that there are six of them (Fabunmi 2013). It …
kọ́ and má, contrary to a traditional assumption that there are six of them (Fabunmi 2013). It …