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| Akan | 1 |
| Function Words | 1 |
| Generative Grammar | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
| Sentence Structure | 1 |
| Surface Structure | 1 |
| Syntax | 1 |
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| Linguistics | 1 |
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| Boadi, L. A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBoadi, L. A. – Linguistics, 1974
This paper examines form and meaning of a class of simple sentences in which various constituents are brought into focus by the speaker. The Akan language is used, and the syntactic processes, or focus-marking, required to derive surface structures of the sentences are examined. (CK)
Descriptors: Akan, Function Words, Generative Grammar, Linguistic Theory
