The Syntax of Chichewa

The main topics covered in this description of the major syntactic structures of Chichewa, a Bantu language widely spoken in Malawi, include phonetic and phonological aspects of the language, clause structure aspects, and interactions between tone and syntactic structure. Sam Mchombo's analysis is supplemented by observations about how the study of African languages, specifically Bantu languages, has contributed to progress in grammatical theory. The text covers debates about the interaction between syntax and the lexicon, as well as the contributions of African linguistic structure to the evaluation of competing grammatical theories.

Author: Sam McHombo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/14/2004
Pages: 166
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.36w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780521573788

About the Author
McHombo, Sam: - Sam Mchombo is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley.