Downing, Laura J. and Marten, Lutz (2019) 'Clausal morphosyntax and information structure.' In: Van de Velde, Mark, Bostoen, Koen, Nurse, Derek and Philippson, Gérard, (eds.), The Bantu Languages (2nd edition). London: Routledge, pp. 270-307. (Routledge Language Family Series)
Abstract
With some 300–500 closely related languages, the Bantu family provides a wealth of examples for the study of syntactic micro-variation within a set of typologically similar languages. This chapter surveys six central topics in the clausal morphosyntax, highlighting similarities and variation across the Bantu spectrum. The themes discussed are: word order, agreement in the phrase and the clause, valency-changing morphosyntax, non-verbal predication, complex clause structure and dependent clauses and the phonology-syntax interface. Each topic is amply illustrated with data from several geographically disparate languages, and the implications of the data for leading theoretical frameworks are discussed.
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
|---|---|
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics > Department of Linguistics |
| ISBN: | 9781138799677 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315755946-9 |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2019 07:01 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/30997 |
| Funders: | Leverhulme Trust |
Altmetric Data
Statistics
Accesses by country - last 12 months | Accesses by referrer - last 12 months |
Repository staff only
 |
Edit Item |