The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions

Joost Zwarts; Andrew Chelimo; Prisca Jerono

doi:10.5281/zenodo.11210482

The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions

Joost Zwarts, Andrew Chelimo, Prisca Jerono

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Kalenjin kee(y) is typically treated as an arity-reducing verbal suffix with reflexive
(and reciprocal) meaning. However, we show that it is actually a separate word with
a typologically unusual combination of two functions: it can be the object of a verb
or preposition (contributing an arity-reducing ‘middle’ meaning that is broader
than just reflexive and reciprocal) or it can modify pronouns (with an intensifying
meaning).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ACAL in SoCAL
Subtitle of host publication	Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics
Editors	Yaqian Huang, Nina Hagen Kaldhol , Jun Jie Lim, Sharon Rose, Anthony Struthers-Young
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Language Science Press
Pages	539-556
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-96110-472-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-98554-101-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11210482
Publication status	Published - 2024

Publication series

Name	Contemporary African Linguistics
Publisher	Language Science Press
ISSN (Print)	2511-7726

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Zwarts, J., Chelimo, A., & Jerono, P. (2024). The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions. In Y. Huang, N. Hagen Kaldhol , J. J. Lim, S. Rose, & A. Struthers-Young (Eds.), ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (pp. 539-556). (Contemporary African Linguistics). Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11210482

Zwarts, Joost ; Chelimo, Andrew ; Jerono, Prisca. / The reflexive in Kalenjin : Its syntactic status and semantic functions. ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics. editor / Yaqian Huang ; Nina Hagen Kaldhol ; Jun Jie Lim ; Sharon Rose ; Anthony Struthers-Young. Berlin : Language Science Press, 2024. pp. 539-556 (Contemporary African Linguistics).

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Zwarts, J, Chelimo, A & Jerono, P 2024, The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions. in Y Huang, N Hagen Kaldhol , JJ Lim, S Rose & A Struthers-Young (eds), ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics. Contemporary African Linguistics, Language Science Press, Berlin, pp. 539-556. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11210482

The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions. / Zwarts, Joost; Chelimo, Andrew; Jerono, Prisca.
ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics. ed. / Yaqian Huang; Nina Hagen Kaldhol ; Jun Jie Lim; Sharon Rose; Anthony Struthers-Young. Berlin: Language Science Press, 2024. p. 539-556 (Contemporary African Linguistics).

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Zwarts J, Chelimo A, Jerono P. The reflexive in Kalenjin: Its syntactic status and semantic functions. In Huang Y, Hagen Kaldhol N, Lim JJ, Rose S, Struthers-Young A, editors, ACAL in SoCAL: Selected papers from the 53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics. Berlin: Language Science Press. 2024. p. 539-556. (Contemporary African Linguistics). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11210482

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