The Syntax of Chichewa
The Syntax of Chichewa
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USDThe main topics covered in this description of the major syntactic structures of Chichewa, a Bantu language widely spoken in Malawi, include phonetic and phonological aspects of the language, clause structure aspects, and interactions between tone and syntactic structure. Sam Mchombo's analysis is supplemented by observations about how the study of African languages, specifically Bantu languages, has contributed to progress in grammatical theory. The text covers debates about the interaction between syntax and the lexicon, as well as the contributions of African linguistic structure to the evaluation of competing grammatical theories.
- Clearly written and accessible
- Author has unparalleled expertise on Chichewa, with good balance of coverage and depth
- Includes rich referencing of contemporary African literature on Bantu
Reviews & endorsements
"The work captures the major syntactic structures of Chichewa while acknowledging the importance of the morphology of the Bantu verb and its argument structure. This work will be of interest to the student of Chichewa, the student of linguistics and the theoretical syntactician." The International Journal of African Historical Studies John P. Hutchinson, Boston University
Product details
November 2006Adobe eBook Reader
9780511227059
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8 b/w illus. 1 table
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Phonetics and phonology
- 3. Clause structure
- 4. Relative clauses, clefts and question formation
- 5. Argument structure and verb stem morphology
- 6. Argument structure reducing suffixes
- 7. The verb stem as a domain of linguistic processes.
