Enhancing grammar and valence resources for Akan and Ga
Enhancing grammar and valence resources for Akan and Ga

Author(s): Dorothee Beermann, Lars Hellan
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Akan; Ga; digital resources; lexicon; valence; corpus annotation
Summary/Abstract: We present a case study in valence comparison between closely related Kwa languages, assessing frames and meanings of the verb ba (‘come’) in Akan with a homophonous corresponding item in Ga. The discussion draws on the Akan dictionary (Christaller 1881), a Ga valence dictionary based on (Dakubu 2009), and an online annotated corpus of Akan hosted in TypeCraft (Beermann & Mihaylov 2014). With a view to the possibility of making use of resources for one language in the development of resources for another, we demonstrate how digital resources and linguistic specifications can inform each other.

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