Topics in Kwa syntax

Edited by two leading experts on the languages of West Africa, this volume is the very first book to handle a range of topics in the syntax of Kwa, a branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken by approximately 20 million people in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin and in the extreme southw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Aboh, Enoch Olade (-), Essegbey, James, 1963-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht ; London : Springer 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Colección:Studies in natural language and linguistic theory ; v. 78.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009455963606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Phonology Syntax Interface
  • The Morphosyntax of the Noun Phrase
  • General Properties of the Clause
  • The Non-agreeing Subject Resumptive Pronoun in Yoruba
  • Relative Clauses in Akan
  • C-Type Negation Markers on the Right Edge
  • Information Packaging Constructions in Kwa: Micro-variation and Typology
  • Inherent Complement Verbs and the Basic Double Object Construction in Gbe
  • The Empty Subject Construction: Verb Serialization in Baule.