Syntactic valency and contextual specialization
The case of -shika in Swahili
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2811025 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torben Andersen (0000-0002-7125-7992), Yahya Ali Omar (SOAS University of London) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 364-376 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00024216 |
| OpenAlex | W2036042605 |
| Language | EN |
In Johnson's Standard Swahili-English dictionary (1939) the meaning of the verb-Shika is described as follows:hold fast, take hold of, keep hold on, seize, grasp, keep. A common word with a wide range of application, e.g. (1) get hold on, press hard on, be on the mind, put in difficulties; (2) keep a hold on, persevere in; (3) hold to, keep to, observe, remember, attend to, obey; (4) determine, resolve, make up the mind to; (5) also as Intrans. have a hold, prevail, be urgent
Epistemology · GRASP · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · Swahili · Valency · Verb · Word (group theory) · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |