Conditional constructions in Cuwabo

Guérois, Rozenn

Abstract

This paper provides a syntactico-semantic characterisation of conditional structures in Cuwabo, a Bantu language spoken in northern Mozambique. The different types of conditionals attested in the language are compared on the basis of several parameters such as semantic interpretation (including degrees of hypotheticality), morphological marking of conditionality, time reference, and interaction with the tense/aspect system.

Citation

Guérois, R. (2017). Conditional constructions in Cuwabo. Studies in African Linguistics, 46(1/2), 193-212. https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v46i1.107250

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 16, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 5, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: Studies in African Linguistics
• Print ISSN: 2154-428X
• Electronic ISSN: 0039-3533
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 1/2
• Pages: 193-212
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v46i1.107250
• Keywords: conditional, Cuwabo, Bantu
• Publisher URL: https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107250