A Grammar of Mbembe.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Maps and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General Information -- 1.2 Dialects -- 1.3 Linguistic Classification -- 1.4 History of Upper Mbembe -- 1.4.1 Pɔ Akɔ -- 1.4.2 Berabe -- 1.4.3 Kuta -- 1.4.4 Summary -- 1.5 Previous Research -- Chapter 2 Phonology -- 2.1 Segmental Phonology -- 2.1.1 Vowels -- 2.1.2 Consonants -- 2.1.3 Phonological Processes across Morpheme Boundaries -- 2.1.4 Syllable Structure -- 2.1.5 Distribution of Phonemes -- 2.2 Suprasegmental Phonology -- 2.2.1 Register Tones -- 2.2.2 Contour Tones -- 2.2.3 Tonological Processes within and across Morpheme Boundaries -- Chapter 3 The Noun Phrase -- 3.1 Word Class Noun-Identifying Features -- 3.2 Nominal Classification -- 3.2.1 Prefixes -- 3.2.2 Suffixes -- 3.2.3 Summary and Discussion of Nominal Classification -- 3.3 Word Formation -- 3.3.1 Compounding -- 3.3.2 Derivation -- 3.4 Nominal Modification -- 3.4.1 Determiners -- 3.4.2 Numerals and Quantifiers -- 3.4.3 Attributive Modifiers -- 3.4.4 Possessive Constructions -- 3.5 Pronouns -- 3.5.1 Subject Pronouns -- 3.5.2 Object Pronouns -- 3.5.3 Independent Pronouns -- 3.5.4 Summary and Discussion -- 3.6 The Structure of the Noun Phrase -- Chapter 4 The Verb and Simple Sentence Structures -- 4.1 Word Class Verb -- 4.1.1 Identifying Features -- 4.1.2 Semantic Subclasses-Lexical Aspect -- 4.1.3 Derivation -- 4.2 Argument Structure -- 4.2.1 Defining Core and Peripheral Arguments -- 4.2.2 Syntactic Constructions -- 4.2.3 Realization of and Variation in Argument Structure -- 4.2.4 Equational Sentences -- 4.2.5 Yes/No Questions -- 4.2.6 Negation -- 4.3 Tense, Aspect, Mood/Modality -- 4.3.1 Aorist -- 4.3.2 Tense -- 4.3.3 Grammatical Aspect -- 4.3.4 Grammatical Mood and Modality -- 4.3.5 Summary -- 4.4 Serial Verb Constructions.

4.4.1 Symmetrical Serial Verb Constructions -- 4.4.2 Asymmetrical Serial Verb Constructions -- 4.4.3 Summary and Discussion -- 4.4.4 Comparative Constructions -- Chapter 5 Complex Constructions -- 5.1 Coordination -- 5.1.1 Conjunctive Coordination -- 5.1.2 Disjunctive Coordination -- 5.1.3 Adversative Coordination -- 5.2 Subordination -- 5.2.1 Complementation -- 5.2.2 Complex Adverbial Constructions -- 5.3 Summary and Discussion -- Chapter 6 Information Structure and Requesting Information -- 6.1 Information Structure -- 6.1.1 Reference Tracking -- 6.1.2 Topic -- 6.1.3 Focus -- 6.2 Requesting Information -- 6.2.1 ɲá: 'who?' -- 6.2.2 ɲà: 'where?' -- 6.2.3 kɔ̃̀ ~ kɔ̀ 'which?' -- 6.2.4 gɛ́ 'what?' -- 6.2.5 ńtrɛ́ 'how?' -- 6.2.6 Summary and Discussion -- Chapter 7 Other Word Classes -- 7.1 Numerals -- 7.2 Adverbs -- 7.2.1 Time -- 7.2.2 Frequency -- 7.2.3 Manner -- 7.2.4 Degree -- 7.2.5 Modality -- 7.2.6 Emphasis -- 7.2.7 Location -- 7.2.8 Summary and Discussion -- 7.3 The Discourse Marker mɔ -- 7.4 Prepositions -- 7.5 Interjections and Exclamations -- 7.6 Ideophones -- Appendix 1 A Mbembe Story (Kuta Dialect, Mbande Village) -- Appendix 2 Palm Oil Production (Pɔ Akɔ Dialect, Akwaja Village) -- Appendix 3 History of the Village of Mpenchere, told by Chief Ekoi Ebechue (Berabe Dialect) -- Word List Mbembe (Kuta and Berabe Dialects) -- References -- Index.

This book is a description of the present-day structures and diachronic developments of a so far little studied Jukunoid language spoken in the borderland of Nigeria and Cameroon.

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