Trends in the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Philip Akụjụọobi NwachukwuOzo-mekuri Ndimele |
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... marker neither do they occur anyhow with the tenses . The tense marker may be affixed to the modal auxiliary . If this happens , then the main verb is left with only the AGR marker . Again , in their tense restriction , both àná and ...
... marker neither do they occur anyhow with the tenses . The tense marker may be affixed to the modal auxiliary . If this happens , then the main verb is left with only the AGR marker . Again , in their tense restriction , both àná and ...
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... Marker Kàn The modal marker kàn- treated in this section and the modal marker kèmé treated in section 2.4 were earlier treated under serial construction ( cf. Udosen 1998 ) . In this paper , however , we treat them as modal auxiliaries ...
... Marker Kàn The modal marker kàn- treated in this section and the modal marker kèmé treated in section 2.4 were earlier treated under serial construction ( cf. Udosen 1998 ) . In this paper , however , we treat them as modal auxiliaries ...
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... markers and adverbials are obligatorily deleted in negative present perfect sentences . The negative prefix marker / it- / and the down - step tone on the agreement marker indicate the negative present perfect , as we see in the table ...
... markers and adverbials are obligatorily deleted in negative present perfect sentences . The negative prefix marker / it- / and the down - step tone on the agreement marker indicate the negative present perfect , as we see in the table ...
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Nwachukwu as a Celebrity | 1 |
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Applied Linguistics Sociolinguistics | 21 |
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