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The clause structure of Wolof : insights into the left periphery /
"This volume investigates the clausal syntax of Wolof, an understudied Atlantic language of Senegal. The goals of the work are descriptive, analytical, and comparative, with a focus on the structure of the left periphery and left peripheral phenomena. The book includes detailed examination of t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2013.
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| Colección: | Linguistik aktuell ;
v. 198. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Clause Structure of Wolof; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents ; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introductory remarks on Wolof grammar ; 1.1 Overview of the book ; 1.2 Wolof in the Atlantic family and Senegambian group ; 1.3 Wolof and Its dialects ; 1.4 Previous work on Wolof ; 1.5 Phonology ; 1.5.1 Phonemic inventory and orthographic conventions ; 1.5.2 Phonological processes ; 1.5.3 Orthographic conventions ; 1.6 Agreement ; 1.7 Nouns and pronouns ; 1.7.1 Nouns and noun class ; 1.7.2 The determiner system of Wolof ; 1.7.3 Object marking.
- 1.8 Verb morphology 1.9 Tense and aspect ; Chapter 2. Clause types and clause structure ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Negation ; 2.3 Clitic position ; 2.4 Subject marking ; 2.4.1 Overview of subject marking ; 2.4.2 Cleft clause subject markers ; 2.4.3 Strong pronouns ; 2.4.4 Genitive subject markers ; 2.4.5 Neutral na-clause subject markers ; 2.4.6 Conclusions ; Chapter 3. The Wolof left periphery ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Exploded CP ; 3.3 Focus and emphasis in Wolof ; 3.4 Topics ; 3.5 The complementizer system ; 3.5.1 Declarative clauses ; 3.5.2 Yes/No questions ; 3.5.3 Wh-questions.
- 3.6 The far left periphery 3.7 Summary ; Chapter 4. The structure of relative clauses ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Basics of Wolof relative clauses ; 4.3 Raising properties of Wolof relative clauses ; 4.3.1 Introduction ; 4.3.2 Islands ; 4.3.3 A Wolof-specific movement test ; 4.3.4 Reconstruction effects ; 4.4 Relative clause structure: The relative markers ; 4.4.1 Analyzing the relative markers ; 4.4.2 Distribution of the relative markers ; 4.4.3 Tense and the relative markers ; 4.4.4 Intermediate summary ; 4.5 CP, D, and CP-raising ; 4.5.1 Structures and dependencies.
- 4.5.2 The relation between D and C 4.5.3 CP raising ; 4.5.4 Ideophones and CP raising ; 4.5.5 Relative clauses and Wh-expressions ; 4.6 Open issues: Indefinite relative clauses ; 4.7 Summary ; Chapter 5. Null nominals in Wolof and elsewhere ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 The existence of null wh-expressions in Wolof ; 5.3 Null and overt wh-expressions in Wolof ; 5.4 Interpretation and identification of null and overt wh-expressions ; 5.5 Movement properties of null and overt wh-expressions ; 5.5.1 Introduction ; 5.5.2 Null wh-expressions and islands ; 5.5.3 Successive cyclic effects in movement.
- 5.5.4 A Wolof-specific movement diagnostic 5.5.5 Superiority ; 5.5.6 Crossover ; 5.5.7 Reconstruction effects ; 5.6 A third type of wh-expression in Wolof ; 5.7 Open issues with the relative markers ; 5.8 Wolof null wh's in the typology of null wh-operators ; 5.8.1 Introduction ; 5.8.2 Wolof null nominals I: The locative ana construction ; 5.8.3 Wolof null nominals II: Temporal clauses ; 5.8.4 Topic drop in German ; 5.8.5 Wh-drop in Dutch and Bavarian ; 5.8.6 Norwegian ; 5.9 Conclusions ; Chapter 6. Complementizer agreement in Wolof and beyond ; 6.1 Varieties of C-agreement.