BantUGent/DiaLing research seminar with Tom Bossuyt: "Conditional coding in ‘even (if)’ concessive conditionals: Bantu and beyond"

17-04-2026

 

BantUGent talk: Tom Bossuyt consessive conditionals. BantUGent research seminar co-organized with DiaLing.

When? Friday 17 April 2026
Where? Lokaal 3.30 – Camelot, Blandijn, Campus Boekentoren
TIme: 14.00

Tom Bossuyt (University of Freiburg) on Conditional coding in ‘even (if)’ concessive conditionals: Bantu and beyond

 

The present contribution is concerned with scalar concessive conditionals (SCCs) in 9 Bantu languages. 

The Bantu data will then be compared to data from 30 non-Bantu languages spoken in Africa, revealing broader cross-linguistic tendencies.

 

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