The Expression of Phasal Polarity in African Languages

Acknowledgments
Contents
I Introduction
Introduction: The expression of phasal polarity in African languages
Phasal polarity – warnings from earlier research
II Phasal polarity expressions in African languages
The phasal polarity marker -(a)kona in Manda and its history
Phasal Polarity in Ruuli (Bantu, JE.103)
Phasal polarity in Lingala and Sango
Phasal polarity in Nyakyusa (Bantu, M31)
The expression of phasal polarity in Cuwabo (Bantu P34, Mozambique)
Phasal polarity in Isu – and beyond
Phasal polarity in Ŋgə̂mbà
Phasal polarity expressions in Fula varieties of northern Cameroon
Phasal polarity expressions in Bambara (Mande): Pragmatic distinctions and semantics
What about phasal polarity expressions in Hausa – Are there any?
The expression of phasal polarity in Kambaata (Cushitic)
Phasal Polarity in Amazigh varieties
Phasal polarity expressions in Ometo languages (Ethiopia)
Phasal polarity in Khwe and Ts’ixa (Kalahari Khoe)
Phasal polarity in Barabaiga and Gisamjanga Datooga (Nilotic): Interactions with tense, aspect, and participant expectation
III Grammaticalization processes and historical developments of phasal polarity expressions in African languages
NOT YET expressions as a lexico-grammatical category in Bantu languages
The historical relation between clause-final negation markers and phasal polarity expressions in Sub-Saharan Africa
From phasal polarity expression to aspectual marker: Grammaticalization of already in Asian and African varieties of English
Index