Grammar of Makary Kotoko

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

In A Grammar of Makary Kotoko, Sean Allison provides a thorough description and analysis of Makary Kotoko - a Central Chadic language of Cameroon, framing the discussion within R.M.W. Dixon’s (2010a, 2010b, 2012) Basic Linguistic Theory. Working with an extensive corpus of recorded texts supplemented by interactions with native speakers of the language, the author provides the first full grammar of a Kotoko language. The detailed analysis of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse features of Makary Kotoko is from a functional/typological perspective. Being based on a large number of oral texts, the analysis provides an example-rich description showing the range of variation of the constructions presented while giving insights into Kotoko culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 36 mm
Vikt:894 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Africa
Antal sidor:502
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004422513

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Sean Allison, Ph.D. (2012), University of Colorado (Boulder), is Associate Professor of Linguistics and MA in Linguistics Program Director at Trinity Western University’s Canada Institute of Linguistics. Dr Allison is also involved in language development work with SIL Cameroon for the Kotoko languages.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsList of Figures and TablesAbbreviations1 Introduction2 Phonology3 Allomorphy4 Word Classes and Grammatical Markers5 Nominal Morphology6 Noun Phrase7 Numerals and Non-numeral Quantifiers8 Asymmetric Coordination9 Concrete and Abstract Thing10 Adverbs and Ideophones11 Prepositions and Locative Specifiers12 Local Adverbial Demonstratives13 Aspectual/Modal Coding14 Verbal Morphology15 Non-human/Locative Pronoun lə16 Locative Particles17 Verb Argument Structure18 Reflexive and Reciprocal Markers19 Arguments of the Verb Phrase20 Comparison21 Non-verbal Predication22 Negation23 Interrogatives24 Imperatives and Commands25 Resumptive Pronouns26 Information StructureTopic, Switch Topic, Focus, Contrastive Focus27 Relative Clauses28 Complement Clauses29 Combining ClausesAppendix A: Interlinearized TextsAppendix B: Makary Kotoko—English LexiconAppendix C: Pronominal FormsReferencesIndex