"Only" in Bulu

ISBN-13: 9786200787866 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str.

Albert Ze Ebanga

Opis

In this paper I explore the syntax of the exclusive focus particle "ve"-'only in Bulu a bantu language of Cameroon. The structure of a simple sentence is often T-vP in Bulu, but the exclusive focus particle never surfaces between T and vP a position which can host other particles. The paper is mainly a comparative study of Bulu and English syntax. I try to apply the work of Richard Kayne concerning the the overt movement of 'only ' in English syntax to the data of Bulu, I also pay tribute to Vicki Carstens for her works on bantu languages.

O autorze

Ze Ebanga, AlbertAlbert Ze Ebanga was born in Kribi Cameroon. Date of birth may 15, 1955. After graduating from Paris 12 university and Paris 8 university he worked as a civil servant in the ministry of culture from 1986 to 2021. Now he is retired and has published there books in the field of syntax.