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2008
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIX, 343 S. graph. Darst., Kt. |
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface ix
lût of Figures xi
List of Maps xii
List of Tables xiii
Abbreviations xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Previous research 1
1.2 Methodology 5
1.2.1 The basis 5
1.2.2 Case systems 6
1.3 Terminology 12
1.3.1 General 12
1.3.2 Terminological conventions 22
1.3.3 Summary 30
1.4 Conclusions 30
1.5 Goals of the book 33
2 Accusative 36
2.1 Overview 36
2.2 Saharan 38
2.2.1 Tubu 39
2.2.2 Kanuri 48
2.3 Nobiin 58
2.4 Masalit 60
2.5 Kunama 65
1.6 Fur 67
2.7 Kemantney 70
2.8 Ik 72
2.9 Semitic languages 88
2.10 Ebang 89
2.11 Summary 89
3 Ergativity 95
3.1 Northern Lwoo 96
3.1.1 Group one 96
3.1.2 Group two: Shilluk 121
vi Contents
3.2 Tima 130
3.3 South Mande 133
3.4 Conclusions 135
4 Marked-nominative 138
4.1 Case studies 139
4.1.1 Tennet 139
4.1.2 Turkana 141
4.1.3 Toposa 144
4.1.4 Dhaasanac 148
4.1.5 Maale 153
4.1.6 Umbundu 156
4.1.7 Ngangela 157
4.2 Accusative 157
4.3 Type 2 168
4.4 An alternative analysis? 176
4.5 Historical development 178
4.5.1 Nominative encoding agents in passive-like clauses 178
4.5.2 Marked-nominative case as a former definiteness marker 179
4.5.3 Marked-nominative case as a former preceding definite element 180
4.5.4 Marked-nominative case as a former topic marker 187
4.5.5 From accusative to marked-nominative 188
4.5.6 Ergative origin of marked-nominative 189
4.5.7 Summary 191
4.6 Distribution of marked-nominative languages 192
4.6.1 Genetic 192
4.6.2 Areal 193
4.6.3 Generalizations 198
4.7 Conclusions 201
5 Special phenomena 204
5.1 Tone 204
5.1.1 Bantu 204
5.1.2 Igbo 222
5.1.3 East Africa 223
5.1.4 Summary 224
5.2 Definiteness 224
5.2.1 Afroasiatic 226
5.2.2 Other languages 234
5.2.3 Conclusions 235
5.3 No case before the verb 240
5.3.1 Data 240
5.3.2 Genetic distribution 256
Contents vii
5.3.3 Towards a historical explanation 256
5.3.4 Summary 271
5.4 On the rise of new case markers 273
5.4.1 !Xun: From topic to subject 273
5.4.2 Khwe and Khoekhoe (Nama): From focus to object 276
5.5 Conclusions 278
6 Conclusions 283
Appendix I. Case in Africa 290
Appendix II. Genealogical overview of case languages in Africa 292
Terminology 302
References 309
Author Index 325
Language Index 329
Subject Index 335
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Contents
Preface ix
lût of Figures xi
List of Maps xii
List of Tables xiii
Abbreviations xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Previous research 1
1.2 Methodology 5
1.2.1 The basis 5
1.2.2 Case systems 6
1.3 Terminology 12
1.3.1 General 12
1.3.2 Terminological conventions 22
1.3.3 Summary 30
1.4 Conclusions 30
1.5 Goals of the book 33
2 Accusative 36
2.1 Overview 36
2.2 Saharan 38
2.2.1 Tubu 39
2.2.2 Kanuri 48
2.3 Nobiin 58
2.4 Masalit 60
2.5 Kunama 65
1.6 Fur 67
2.7 Kemantney 70
2.8 Ik 72
2.9 Semitic languages 88
2.10 Ebang 89
2.11 Summary 89
3 Ergativity 95
3.1 Northern Lwoo 96
3.1.1 Group one 96
3.1.2 Group two: Shilluk 121
vi Contents
3.2 Tima 130
3.3 South Mande 133
3.4 Conclusions 135
4 Marked-nominative 138
4.1 Case studies 139
4.1.1 Tennet 139
4.1.2 Turkana 141
4.1.3 Toposa 144
4.1.4 Dhaasanac 148
4.1.5 Maale 153
4.1.6 Umbundu 156
4.1.7 Ngangela 157
4.2 Accusative 157
4.3 Type 2 168
4.4 An alternative analysis? 176
4.5 Historical development 178
4.5.1 Nominative encoding agents in passive-like clauses 178
4.5.2 Marked-nominative case as a former definiteness marker 179
4.5.3 Marked-nominative case as a former preceding definite element 180
4.5.4 Marked-nominative case as a former topic marker 187
4.5.5 From accusative to marked-nominative 188
4.5.6 Ergative origin of marked-nominative 189
4.5.7 Summary 191
4.6 Distribution of marked-nominative languages 192
4.6.1 Genetic 192
4.6.2 Areal 193
4.6.3 Generalizations 198
4.7 Conclusions 201
5 Special phenomena 204
5.1 Tone 204
5.1.1 Bantu 204
5.1.2 Igbo 222
5.1.3 East Africa 223
5.1.4 Summary 224
5.2 Definiteness 224
5.2.1 Afroasiatic 226
5.2.2 Other languages 234
5.2.3 Conclusions 235
5.3 No case before the verb 240
5.3.1 Data 240
5.3.2 Genetic distribution 256
Contents vii
5.3.3 Towards a historical explanation 256
5.3.4 Summary 271
5.4 On the rise of new case markers 273
5.4.1 !Xun: From topic to subject 273
5.4.2 Khwe and Khoekhoe (Nama): From focus to object 276
5.5 Conclusions 278
6 Conclusions 283
Appendix I. Case in Africa 290
Appendix II. Genealogical overview of case languages in Africa 292
Terminology 302
References 309
Author Index 325
Language Index 329
Subject Index 335 |
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