Morphosyntactic Variation in Bantu - Bloom Ström, Eva-Marie; Gibson, Hannah; Guérois, Rozenn;(ed.) - Prospero Internet Bookshop
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ISBN13:9780198821359
ISBN10:0198821352
Binding:Hardback
No. of pages:464 pages
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Language:English
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Morphosyntactic Variation in Bantu

 
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This volume explores the rich and complex pattern of morphosyntactic variation in the Bantu languages. The chapters discuss data from some 80 Bantu languages as well as drawing on a wider comparative set of more than 200 languages, and address key questions in Bantu morphosyntax.

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This volume explores the rich and complex pattern of morphosyntactic variation in the Bantu languages, providing a comprehensive overview of the wealth of empirical and conceptual work in the field. The chapters discuss data from some 80 Bantu languages as well as drawing on a wider comparative set of more than 200 languages from across Central, Eastern and Southern Africa: some studies focus on one specific language in a comparative context; some investigate fine-grained variation among a close-knit group of languages; and others present large-scale comparative studies spanning the whole of the Bantu-speaking area. The contributors address a range of topics from a micro-variation perspective, primarily in the areas of nominal and verbal morphology and syntax and information structure. The volume highlights key aspects of contemporary research in Bantu morphosyntax and outlines distinct and novel approaches to prominent questions; it combines the most recent thinking on morphosyntactic variation in Bantu with different theoretical and methodological approaches and novel empirical data from a wide range of languages.
Table of Contents:
Morphosyntactic variation in Bantu: An introduction
Part I. Morphosyntactic variation across Bantu
Comparative analysis of morphosyntactic variation in Bantu languages: Parameters, data representation, and database design
Micro-variation of noun-modifying constructions in Bantu languages
Reflexive and reciprocal marking in Bantu
A parametric approach to negation in Bantu languages
Existential constructions in Bantu languages
Predicative possession in Bantu languages
Part II. Areal and micro-level morphosyntactic variation in Bantu
The use of the augment in Nguni languages: A marker of referentiality?
Micro-variation in the nominal class marking systems of Malawian languages
Locatives in Runyankore-Rukiga
Morphosyntactic properties of object marking in Nyakyusa
Multiple-reciprocity marking in the Kikongo language cluster: Functional distribution and origins
Reflexive-reciprocal polysemy in South-Western Bantu: Distribution, typology, and origins
Morphosyntactic and semantic variation of the persistive aspect in Lake Tanganyika Bantu: A focus on Bende
A micro-parametric approach to focus marking ni in Kilimanjaro Bantu languages: With special reference to Rombo-Mkuu and Uru