Lexical insertions in Kabiye-Ewe codeswitching in Lome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20507385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Komlan E Essizewa (Université de Lomé, Togo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 408-427 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Bilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-0069 • E-ISSN: 1756-6878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1367006913481142 |
| OpenAlex | W2013068656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article deals with contact phenomena between two languages of distinct branches of Niger-Congo in Lome, Togo. The contact between Kabiye and Ewe has manifested itself in terms of Ewe lexical insertions and borrowings in Kabiye. My study deals specifically with Ewe lexical insertions into Kabiye. The article highlights some aspects of Kabiye grammar, including tone (for marking tense and aspect in verbs), nouns and noun classes, adjectives and predicative adjectives with linking verbs, focus constructions, and serial verbs in the language. I find that, in areas where Kabiye and Ewe grammar are congruent, Ewe insertions are frequently used, with the insertions taking Kabiye morphology. But in areas where the two grammars diverge, insertions are infrequent and those that occur do not take Kabiye morphology
Grammar · Lexical item · Linguistics · Noun · Physics · Predicative expression · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |