34.2140, Books: Ikpana Interrogatives: Kandybowicz, Baron, Duncan, Katsuda

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Date: 29-Jun-2023
From: Rachel Havard [rachel.havard at oup.com]
Subject: Ikpana Interrogatives: Kandybowicz, Baron, Duncan, Katsuda


Title: Ikpana Interrogatives
Series Title: Oxford Studies of Endangered Languages
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ikpana-interrogative
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Author: Jason Kandybowicz
Author: Bertille Baron
Author: Philip T. Duncan
Author: Hironori Katsuda
Hardback: ISBN: 9780192845009 Pages: 224 Price: U.S. $ 90.00
Abstract:

This book documents the interrogative system of Ikpana, an endangered
indigenous Ghana-Togo Mountain language of eastern Ghana also known as
Logba. The system is notable in several respects. It exhibits features
that buck certain typological trends, act as counterexamples to some
claims about language universals, and exemplify fascinating patterns
that are either rare or unfamiliar in interrogative systems
cross-linguistically. Drawing on original fieldwork and a combination
of formal/theoretical, experimental, and comparative methodologies,
the book provides a theoretically-informed description and analysis of
Ikpana interrogative grammar, encompassing both syntactic and
phonological aspects of question formation in the language. The
chapters explore a range of phenomena including polar question
formation, wh- movement, wh- in-situ, interrogative intonation, and
prosody, among others. The authors demonstrate that
theoretically-guided language documentation does not only contribute
to language description, but can also increase understanding of the
human Language Faculty and expand the empirical base of language
typologies: bringing formal and theoretical concerns to the fore
facilitates richer descriptions of the grammar than purely descriptive
approaches allow.

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
                     Phonology
                     Typology

Written In: English (eng)

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