Building Meaning in Context A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure |
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| Author:
| Gibson, Hannah |
| Series title: | Publications of the Philological Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-119-53225-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2019 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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This innovative study applies the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to data from a number of Bantu languages a family of some 450 languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa. It examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in context.
This innovative study applies the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to data from a number of Bantu languages a family of some 450 languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa. It examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in context.