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Lexicalization of Akan Diminutives:
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In: Linguistik Online, Vol 94, Iss 1 (2019) (2019)
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A case for revisiting definitions of serial verb constructions: Evidence from Akan serial verb nominalization
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In: Studies in African Linguistics, Vol 44, Iss 2 (2015) (2015)
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The Morphopragmatics of the Diminutive Morpheme (-ba/-wa) in Akan
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In: Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, Vol 6 (2011) (2011)
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The present paper is concerned with the diminutive morpheme -wa/-ba in Akan. It examines the form, the origin and the various meanings associated with diminutive forms in the language. We attribute the origin of the diminutive to the lexical word for ‘child/offspring’ ɔba, basing our argument on language internal evidence as well as cross-linguistic generalizations. The identified meanings of the Akan diminutive are as follows: small, young/offspring, feminine, member, insignificant/nonserious, affection/admiration and contempt/disdain. Having identified the basic meaning of the diminutive as ‘small’, Jurafsky’s [1996] Radial Category theory provides us with a basis to adequately account for the various meanings; drawing a link, through metaphors and inferences, between the diachronic and the synchronic meanings.
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Akan; diminutive; inference; Lexicography; metaphor; morphopragmatics; P327-327.5; radial category
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URL: https://doi.org/10.4000/lexis.437
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