Question structure and intonation in Fipa

Kristina Riedel (1) , Cédric Patin (2)

1 ZAS - Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft [Berlin]
2 STL - Savoirs, Textes, Langage (STL) - UMR 8163

This paper sketches the morphosyntactic and prosodic properties of questions in Fipa, discussing three varieties: Milanzi, Nkansi and Kwa. The general word order and morphological patterns relevant to question structures are outlined and different types of wh question constructions are described and tentatively linked to the prosodic features of Fipa questions

Mots clés: Fipa; questions; prosody; wh-words

Domaines: Linguistique

Kristina Riedel, Cédric Patin. Question structure and intonation in Fipa. ZASPiL, 2011, 55, pp.141-160. ⟨halshs-00639352⟩