ABSTRACT
This study takes a holistic and systemic approach to clause initial and final particles in Dagaare (Niger-Congo: Gur), and argues that this approach is the basis for a systematic typology of clause juncture particles across languages. The study first examines the role of these particles in the structure of the clause and then gives a profile of eighteen unique particles, identifying the various attitudinal meanings they enact in exchange and their systemic relationship with one another. It then considers how the same particle realises different meanings across indicative and imperative clauses and discusses the interaction between clause initial and final positions in hosting speakers’ prosodic cues.
