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This text presents a novel account for some unusual properties of Bantu grammar, arguing that Zulu has a robust system of syntactic and morphological case. This analysis illuminates a number of other properties in Zulu grammar, showing that despite surface unfamiliarity, its syntax is deeply similar...

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Main Author: Halpert, Claire (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
Subjects:
Zulu language > Grammar, Comparative.
Zulu language > Syntax.
Zulu language > Agreement.
Zoulou (Langue) > Grammaire comparée.
Zoulou (Langue) > Syntaxe.
Zoulou (Langue) > Accord.
African Languages (see also Swahili)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.
Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
Linguistics.
Zulu language > Syntax
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text presents a novel account for some unusual properties of Bantu grammar, arguing that Zulu has a robust system of syntactic and morphological case. This analysis illuminates a number of other properties in Zulu grammar, showing that despite surface unfamiliarity, its syntax is deeply similar to more familiar languages.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190256500
0190256508
0190493534
9780190493530
0190256494
9780190256494