Persistive in Bende * —On the grammaticalization path—

Abstract

This paper sketches the Bende persistive aspect, which occurs in the forms si- or sya- in the T(A) slot of a verb construction. The Bende persistive has relatively complicated realization because it has two forms, si- or sya-, makes five types of constructions, and identifies four meanings in five tenses. This paper attempts an exhaustive description of all the patterns of the Bende persistive, especially in terms of its constraints. Next, the Bende persistive is located in the general grammaticalization path of the Bantu persistive. Finally, a Bende-internal development of the persistive is suggested.

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