Publications (17)
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THE EXPRESSION OF LOCATIVE RELATIONS IN SISSALA
Kambila Noëlie 2e Jumelle ZONGO, et Gérard MILLOGO
Abstract: This study investigates spatial and temporal particles in Sissala from a synchronic
perspective. Sissala is a language of the central subgroup of Gurunsi languages. It is spoken
in the village of Boura, located in Nando Region of Burkina Faso in the Sissili province. The
study aims to describe the structural organisation and the f(...)
Keywords: contrastive analysis ; morphology ; particles;; semantics; Sissala; syntax.
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN AND EAST-ASIAN CULTURES: A FOCUS ON THE JAPANESE BONTEN AND THE BURKINABE GὺRᴐ
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
This study analyzes two cultural practices in Japan and Burkina Faso (the Bonten ritual and Gὺrᴐ ritual, respectively) from a comparative perspective to uncover similarities and differences. Although the two countries are assumed to have no cultural similarities due to their geographic distance, the study shows that the two cultural practices(...)
West African culture, Japanese culture, Bonten, Gὺrᴐ, African beliefs
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AN ANALYSIS OF SↃGↃKIRÉ SPEAKERS’ VERB ELEMENT ERRORS IN ENGLISH
Gérard MILLOGO, Lobou Fulgence Ismaël TRAORE, et Housougna Rabiyatou ZIGANI
This study focuses on global errors related to the verb elements made by Sↄgↄkiré native speakers in written
English. The verb elements constitute a difficulty for these learners, preventing them from becoming proficient in
written English. To improve Sↄgↄkiré native speakers’ writing in English, a qualitative and quantitative
methodology w(...)
Key-words: English, French, global errors, Sↄgↄkiré, verb elements
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A unified semantics for distributive and non-distributive universal quantifiers across languages
Nina Haslinger, Alain Noindonmon Hien, Emil Eva Rosina, Viola Schmitt, ValerieWurm
Universal quantifiers differ in whether they are restricted to distributive interpretations, like English every, or permit non-distributive interpretations, like English all. This interpretational difference is traditionally captured by positing two unrelated lexical entries for distributive and non-distributive quantification. But this lexica(...)
Universal quantification, Distributivity, Non-distributivity, Number, Morphosemantics
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On reduced wh-questions in Dagara
Alain Noindonmon HIEN et Daiko TAKAHASHI
This article provides novel data involving reduced wh-questions in Dagara. The language exhibits some important properties, among which are the availability of the movement and the in-situ option for wh-phrases in wh-questions and the obligatory presence of the focus marker accompanying remnant wh-phrases. We propose and argue for an analysis(...)
Dagara; ellipsis; sluicing; reduced wh-questions; focus phrase; island repair
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Prenominal a and determiners in three Mabia/Gur languages: Dagara, Mooré and Koromfe
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
This paper discusses the different syntactic status of the prenominal marker a in three languages spoken in Burkina Faso and neighbouring countries (Dagara, Mooré and Koromfe) and its respective relation to the determiner system. We argue that the marker is a head-initial determiner in Dagara, a proprial article in Mooré and a nominal expletiv(...)
Mabia languages; nominal structure; expletive determiners; demonstratives; possessive structure
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Negative transfer in the L2 acquisition of passive constructions among French learners in Burkina Faso
Alain Noindonmon HIEN et Ryan Spring
This study examines the acquisition of French passives by L1 Burkinabè native language learners. It investigates the negative L1 transfer from languages that do not overtly mark passive constructions. The analysis also includes other factors that are strongly associated with successful acquisition of French passives. The results confirm that L(...)
second language acquisition, French passives, passive constructions in L2, Burkinabè native languages, effect of language learning
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THREATS TO DISAPPEARANCE OF DIALECTS AND IDENTITIES IN BURKINA FASO: FOCUS ON SↃGↃKIRÉ IN SATIRI AND LÈNA
Féridjou Emilie Georgette SANON/OUATTARA, et Gérard MILLOGO
Le Sↄgↄkiré est un dialecte de la langue Bↄbↄ classé dans la famille de langue mandé, qui
constitue une branche de la famille de langue nigéro-congolaises. Il est parlé à l'ouest du Burkina Faso,
plus précisément dans le nord-est (les départements de Satiri et Lèna) de la ville de Bobo-Dioulasso. Par
le passé, le Sↄgↄkiré était le dialecte(...)
Mots-clés : dialecte Sↄgↄkiré, identité, menace de disparition de la langue.
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AN ANALYSIS OF SↃGↃKIRÉ VERB SYSTEM: FOCUS ON ITS VERB GROUP
Féridjou Emilie Georgette SANON/OUATTARA, et Gérard MILLOGO
This study explores Sↄgↄkiré verb system, shedding light on the complex grammatical
nuances that shape this dialect verbal structure. Sↄgↄkiré, a dialect of the Bↄbↄda
language, occupies a unique linguistic space in the Western region of Burkina Faso.
One way to revitalize indigenous languages like Sↄgↄkiré is to establish its
documentatio(...)
Key-words: Sↄgↄkiré, verb group, verb markers.
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Le français du Burkina Faso : un indice de revendication d ’ une identité culturelle?
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
L’objectif de ce travail est de montrer que le français tel qu’il est parlé aujourd’hui au Burkina Faso est le résultat de la recherche d’une identité culturelle unique aux Burkinabè. Cet article argumente que la privation d’identité culturelle pour les Burkinabè de la période coloniale à la période postcoloniale est à l’origine de la naissanc(...)
Burkina Faso; le français burkinabè; langues et cultures burkinabè; langue et identité culturelle; l’hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf
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Number Marking in Dagara and French: A Comparative Study
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
This paper examines how number is marked in Dagara (Mabia/ex-Gur, Niger-Congo) and French. It argues that number occupies a syntactic position in Dagara and French and that the difference between the two languages resides in the syntactic operation through which number is marked. Following previous studies, the paper mentions that the status o(...)
Dagara, French, number marking, head movement, multiple Agree
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ON ADPOSITION PHRASES IN DAGARA
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
This paper proposes a reanalysis of adposition phrases expressing locations in Dagara. It has been observed in the literature that locative adpositions are postpositional in Dagara, which is arguably a head-initial language and does have a preposition as well. This paper examines the behavior of what has been analyzed as postpositions with res(...)
Adposition phrases, Dagara, nominal category, empty category
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On the Category of <<na>> in Dagara: a focus marker or/and an affirmative marker?
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
This paper proposes a reanalysis of the expression "na" in Dagara, which is sometimes analyzed as a focus marker. It is assumed in the literature that the morpheme "na" is a focus marker and that its syntactic position depends on what is focused in the sentence. According to some researchers, when "na" is used to focus a predicate, it occurs i(...)
Dagara, West African languages, focus marker, affirmative marker, Polarity Phrase
COMMUNICATION
On Education Inequality in Burkina Faso Additional Evidence from the COVID-19 Containment Measures
Alain Noindonmon HIEN
Although approximately 80% of the Burkinabè people do not speak French, it is the sole language of instruction in schools in Burkina Faso. In areas where French is not spoken (e.g., rural areas), children must spend the first 6 years of their schooling mastering the language. Consequently, they have fewer learning opportunities compared to tho(...)
Eduquation inequality, Burkina Faso, COVID-19, language and education, language policy and planning
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Can Studying an L3 Make Meaningful Impact on the Acquisition of an L2? A Primary Analysis of Students Studying Third Languages at Tohoku University
Ryan Spring et Alain Noindonmon Hien
A number of studies have suggested that L3 acquisition can be aided by transferred knowledge from either the L1 or the L2. However, less attention has been given to the effects of studying an L3 on L2 acquisition. Therefore, this paper sought to make an initial investigation on how learning an L3 can affect L2 learning by looking at Tohoku Uni(...)
Third language acquisition and learning, second language acquisition, effects of learning foreign languages, Japanese students