The Morphosyntax of Complement-Head Sequences: Clause Structure and Word Order Patterns in Kwa

Aboh, Enoch Olade

ISBN 10: 0195159896 / ISBN 13: 9780195159899

Published by Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Morphosyntax of Complement-Head Sequences: Clause Structure and Word Order Patterns in Kwa
• Publisher: Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195159896
• ISBN 13: 9780195159899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

This is the first book on the syntax of a 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.

About the Author

Enoch Olade Aboh, Professor of Linguistics, University of Amsterdam.