| The Morphosyntax of Complement-Head Sequences: Clause Structure and Word Order Patterns in Kwa Contributor(s): Aboh, Enoch Oladé (Author) |
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ISBN: 019515990X ISBN-13: 9780195159905 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This is the first book on the syntax of the Niger-Conger language family, which includes most of the languages of sub-Saharan Africa. Aboh, who is a native speaker of one of the languages (Gungbe) discussed, analyzes different aspects of the syntax of the "Kwa" language group. Aboh also suggests how grammatical pictures for these languages can shed some light on Universal Grammar in general. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 496.337 |
| LCCN: 2002072346 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.36" W x 9.44" (1.23 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book on the syntax of the Niger-Conger language family, which includes most of the languages of sub-Saharan Africa. Aboh, who is a native speaker of one of the languages (Gungbe) discussed, analyzes different aspects of the syntax of the Kwa language group. Aboh also suggests how grammatical pictures for these languages can shed some light on Universal Grammar in general. |
