Open AccessConditional constructions in Cuwabo
Author(s) -
Rozenn Guérois
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
studies in african linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2154-428X
pISSN - 0039-3533
DOI - 10.32473/sal.v46i1.107250
Subject(s) - bantu languages , conditionality , interpretation (philosophy) , semantic interpretation , natural language processing , computer science , linguistics , artificial intelligence , basis (linear algebra) , mathematics , philosophy , politics , political science , law , geometry
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.