Case in Africa
This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. In the course of thoroughly analyzing case in roughly 100 African languages, Christa K--ouml--;nig reveals several features, such as tone as a marker for case, which are rare phenomena in other languages of the world. - ;This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. After defining and dis…
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- Full title :Case in Africa.
Summary
This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. In the course of thoroughly analyzing case in roughly 100 African languages, Christa K--ouml--;nig reveals several features, such as tone as a marker for case, which are rare phenomena in other languages of the world. - ;This book provides a typological overview of the different manifestations of grammaticalized case systems in African languages. After defining and distinguishing case systems, Christa K--ouml--;nig begins a thorough analysis of case in roughly 100 Afr.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Cary
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (364 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780191552663, 0191552666, 9786611925314, 6611925317
- oclc:on1048597012
- LC Classification:P381.A3 ǂb K66 2008eb
- Dewey Decimal:496
Table of Contents
Preface; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Previous research; 1.2 Methodology; 1.2.1 The basis; 1.2.2 Case systems; 1.3 Terminology; 1.3.1 General; 1.3.2 Terminological conventions; 1.3.3 Summary; 1.4 Conclusions; 1.5 Goals of the book; 2 Accusative; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Saharan; 2.2.1 Tubu; 2.2.2 Kanuri; 2.3 Nobiin; 2.4 Masalit; 2.5 Kunama; 2.6 Fur; 2.7 Kemantney; 2.8 Ik; 2.9 Semitic languages; 2.10 Ebang; 2.11 Summary; 3 Ergativity; 3.1 Northern Lwoo; 3.1.1 Group one; 3.1.2 Group two: Shilluk; 3.2 Tima; 3.3 South Mande; 3.4 Conclusions.
4 Marked-nominative4.1 Case studies; 4.1.1 Tennet; 4.1.2 Turkana; 4.1.3 Toposa; 4.1.4 Dhaasanac; 4.1.5 Maale; 4.1.6 Umbundu; 4.1.7 Ngangela; 4.2 Accusative; 4.3 Type 2; 4.4 An alternative analysis?; 4.5 Historical development; 4.5.1 Nominative encoding agents in passive-like clauses; 4.5.2 Marked-nominative case as a former definiteness marker; 4.5.3 Marked-nominative case as a former preceding definite element; 4.5.4 Marked-nominative case as a former topic marker; 4.5.5 From accusative to marked-nominative; 4.5.6 Ergative origin of marked-nominative; 4.5.7 Summary.
4.6 Distribution of marked-nomina…
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