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  • Language Family: Kwa
  • Topic #1: Morphology
  • Topic #2: Verbs
Verb-internal compound formation in Verb-internal compound formation in Akan

In this paper, I synthesize and analyze the structure, formation, and status of compounds that contain at least one verb stem (i.e. [V-V]V, [V-N]V, [N-V]V, [V-V]N, [N-V]N and [V-N]N) in Akan. I use phonological and morphological aspects of word formation from root compounds to show whether these VV, VN, and NV sequences can be considered compounds, and what types of compounds they are, such as, synthetic compounds, noun incorporation, or other root compounds. The results show that [N-V]N compounds are best analyzed as synthetic compounds, and that processes, such as noun incorporation, which would allow for [N-V]V and/or [V-N]V structures, do not exist in Akan. Finally, [V-V]N compounds are possible and can be categorized as exocentric compounds. A short typological discussion of synthetic compounding and noun incorporation is used to situate Akan in relation to other West African languages.

Dans cet article, il est question de synthétiser et d’analyser la structure, la formation et le statut des mots composes qui contiennent au moins une base verbale, (c.-à-d. .[V-V]V, [V-N]V, [N-V]V, [V-V]N, [N-V]N et [V-N]N) en akan. L’analyse s’appuie sur l’utilisation des aspects phonologiques et morphologiques de la formation du nom à partir des racines composées afin de montrer si ces racines aux séquences VV,VN et NV peuvent être considérées comme des composés, et quel genre de composés elles sont. En d’autres termes, sont-ce des composés synthétiques, un genre de nom incorporé ou un autre genre de racine composée ? Les résultats montrent que les composés  [N-V]N   s’intègrent mieux dans une analyse où on les considère comme des composés synthétiques et que les processus tels que l’incorporation de nom, qui donnerait lieu aux structures  [N-V]V et/ou [V-N]V n’existe pas en akan. Quant aux composés [V-V]N , nous envisageons la possibilité de leur existence, auquel cas, elles peuvent être catégorisées comme des composés exocentriques. Une brève discussion typologique de composition synthétique et de l’incorporation du nom est utilisée pour situer la langue akan vis-à-vis d’autres langues africaines.

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