Akan determiners

Akan (Kwa) has two determiners, both after the noun. The definite nó marks a familiar referent, one mentioned before or present in the immediate situation, while a uniquely identifiable referent is expressed by a bare noun. The indefinite bí, usually translated 'a certain', contrasts with a bare noun, which is also indefinite. Amfo describes bí, Arkoh and Matthewson nó, and Owusu both; nó also occurs at the end of a clause, which is not recorded here.

Main definitions

• Akan.Determiners.no, Akan.Determiners.bi: the definite and the indefinite.
• Akan.Determiners.inventory: the determiners, deriving the .markedAnaphoric cell of [Mor21].

References

• [Amf10]
• [AM13b]
• [Owu22]
• [Mor21]

def Akan.Determiners.no : Article

The definite nó marks a familiar referent.

Equations

• Akan.Determiners.no = { form := "nó", definiteness := Reference.Definiteness.definite, exponent := Determiner.Exponent.dedicatedMorpheme, uses := {Reference.DefiniteUse.anaphoric} }

def Akan.Determiners.bi : Article

The indefinite bí is translated 'a certain'.

Equations

• Akan.Determiners.bi = { form := "bí", definiteness := Reference.Definiteness.indefinite, exponent := Determiner.Exponent.dedicatedMorpheme }

def Akan.Determiners.inventory : Determiner.Inventory

The determiners.

Equations

• Akan.Determiners.inventory = [Determiner.Entry.article Akan.Determiners.no, Determiner.Entry.article Akan.Determiners.bi]

theorem Akan.Determiners.marking : inventory.markingStrategy = Reference.MarkingStrategy.markedAnaphoric

Akan derives the .markedAnaphoric cell.