The insubordinated infinitive in Makhuwa-Enahara and the expression of feelings

Author(s):
Kruijsdijk, I.; Vlugt, N. van der; Wal, G.J. van der (0000-0003-1136-5884)
Published
2022
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

This study sets out to investigate the insubordinated infinitive in the Bantu language Makhuwa-Enahara (P31, northern Mozambique), which is used with feeling predicates that have passive experiencers. The expression of bodily feelings and emotions in Makhuwa serves as a foundation, highlighting the unique formal and interpretational properties of the insubordinated infinitive within the domain of feelings.

BantuEmotionsInfinitiveInsubordinationMakhuwa
Date issued
2022-11-04
Language
English
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Is part of
Linguistics in the Netherlands (2022), Vol. 39, no. 1, p. 122-142
hdl
1887/3563373
doi
10.1075/avt.00065.kru
URL
10.1075/avt.00065.kru

Funding

Sponsorship
NWO
Grant number
176-78-001