International Journal of
English and Literature

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. English Lit.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2626
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEL
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 278

Full Length Research Paper

The role of applicative morphology in marking the telicity of applicative verbs in Ruruuli-Lunyala

Atuhairwe Amos
  • Atuhairwe Amos
  • Department of African Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Communication Skills, Makerere University, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 13 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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