16.2726, Qs: Developmental Sentence Score with CLAN; Zulu Focus

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Subject: 16.2726, Qs: Developmental Sentence Score with CLAN; Zulu Focus

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1)
Date: 21-Sep-2005
From: Melissa Aldi < melissaldi at yahoo.it >
Subject: Developmental Sentence Score with CLAN 

2)
Date: 20-Sep-2005
From: Claire Halpert < claire.halpert at yale.edu >
Subject: Zulu Focus and Treatment of Focus Particles 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:36:27
From: Melissa Aldi < melissaldi at yahoo.it >
Subject: Developmental Sentence Score with CLAN 
 


Dear Collegues

I would like to know if someone has created a Developmental Sentence Score
for french grammar or if someone has applied the score for English grammar
to French language.

Is it applied or I need to modify it?

thank you very much. 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics


	
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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:36:30
From: Claire Halpert < claire.halpert at yale.edu >
Subject: Zulu Focus and Treatment of Focus Particles 

	

Hi,

I'm currently examining the distribution of the focus prefix '-ya-'in the
Zulu verb, mainly as described by Doke (1927) and Poulos (1998).  Since the
data they give with their descriptions  leave open several possible
interpretations of the focus marker, I'm hoping to learn a little more
about the nature of focus cross-linguistically so that I might be able to
figure out which types of Zulu structures would help clarify the situation.

Specifically, I'm interested to know if anyone is aware of languages that
have a focus particle that operates in negative constructions.  I'm also
interested in looking at the treatment of a functional focus projection
cross-linguistically and would be grateful for any sources on the subject.

Thanks,
Claire Halpert 

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Syntax
 



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