Order of Modifiers in Kiitharaka Determiner Phrase
Patrick Njue Kanampiu*, Peter Kinyua Muriungi
Citation : Patrick Njue Kanampiu, Peter Kinyua Muriungi, Order of Modifiers in Kiitharaka Determiner Phrases International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature 2019;7(6):10-21.
This paper argues that Kiitharaka has a neutral1 order of modifiers within its determiner phrase. Apart from this neutral order, other orders are possible depending on the modifier upon which focus is placed. Ordering of modifiers in Kiitharaka is achieved through movement of NP to the specifier position of DP. Elements like the demonstrative and the quantifier also undergo head-to-head movement between D and N.