The Pragmatic Functions of the Auxiliary Verbs za ‘come’ and ya ‘go’ in isiXhosa
This study focuses on the syntactic and pragmatic functions of the isiXhosa auxiliary verbs za ‘come’ and ya ‘go’ when followed by subjunctive or past consecutive lexical verbs. Analysis of the auxiliaries’ occurrence in a 60,000-word database reveals that both auxiliaries introduce new predicates...
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2026-03-01
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| Col·lecció: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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| Accés en línia: | http://njas.fi/njas/article/view/1450 |
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