Who wrote "Clefts in Durban Zulu"?

Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng; Laura J. Downing

Clefts in Durban Zulu — Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng

In this paper, we argue that clefts in Zulu have a bipartite structure: a copular sentence with an adjoined DP/clause.

Type:: Book Chapter
Author:: Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng; Laura J. Downing
Published:: 2013
Publisher:: John Benjamins Publishing Company

In this paper, we argue that clefts in Zulu have a bipartite structure: a copular sentence with an adjoined DP/clause. This structure accounts for the prosody of clefts. Each constituent is parsed into a separate Intonation Phrase by the independently motivated phrasing algorithm of Zulu. It also accounts for the syntactic properties of Zulu clefts. We further argue that the nature of agreement in Zulu copular sentences support a pronominal predicate analysis. Keywords: Prosody of clefts; copular sentences; pronominal predicate

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What is "Clefts in Durban Zulu" about?: In this paper, we argue that clefts in Zulu have a bipartite structure: a copular sentence with an adjoined DP/clause.
Who wrote "Clefts in Durban Zulu"?: Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng; Laura J. Downing