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050 4 _aPL8592.N44 .E874 2019
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100 1 _aEssegbey, James.
245 1 0 _aTutrugbu (Nyangbo) Language and Culture.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2019.
264 4 _c©2019.
300 _a1 online resource (396 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aGrammars and Sketches of the World's Languages Series ;
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505 0 _aIntro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgments -- ‎Figures and Tables -- ‎Chapter 1. Introduction -- ‎1.0. The People -- ‎1.1. Classification -- ‎1.2. History -- ‎1.3. The Multilingual Nyangbo Community -- ‎1.4. The Roadmap for This Grammar -- ‎1.4.1. Data -- ‎1.4.2. Organization of Book -- ‎Chapter 2. Phonology -- ‎2.0. Introduction -- ‎2.1. Segmental Inventory -- ‎2.1.1. Consonant Inventory -- ‎2.1.2. Vowels -- ‎2.2. Syllable Structure -- ‎2.2.1. CV-Structure -- ‎2.2.2. V-Structure -- ‎2.2.3. N-Structure -- ‎2.2.4. VC-Structure -- ‎2.2.5. CVC-Structure -- ‎2.2.6. CCV-Structure -- ‎2.2.7. CwV /CjV-Structure -- ‎2.2.8. CV.V-Structure -- ‎2.3. Phonological Processes -- ‎2.3.1. Vowel Harmony -- ‎2.3.2. Vowel Deletion -- ‎2.3.3. Consonant Deletion -- ‎2.3.4. CV-Prefix Deletion -- ‎2.3.5. Deletion + Epenthesis -- ‎2.3.6. Raising ɔ to u -- ‎2.3.7. Homorganic Nasal Assimilation -- ‎2.4. Tone -- ‎2.4.1. Lexical Tone -- ‎2.4.2. Grammatical Tone -- ‎2.4.3. Tone-Changing Processes -- ‎2.5. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 3. Morphology -- ‎3.0. Introduction -- ‎3.1. Reduplication -- ‎3.2. Inflection -- ‎3.2.1. The Verb -- ‎3.2.2. Nominal Dependents -- ‎3.3. Noun Classes -- ‎3.3.1. The a-class -- ‎3.3.2. The ɔ-class -- ‎3.3.3. The kɛ-class -- ‎3.3.4. The ka-class -- ‎3.3.5. The ba-class -- ‎3.3.6. The ɛ-class -- ‎3.3.7. The a2-class -- ‎3.3.8. The bɔ-class -- ‎3.3.9. The tɛ-class -- ‎3.3.10. Summary -- ‎3.4. Derivation -- ‎3.4.1. Nominal Derivation via Reduplication -- ‎3.4.2. Deriving Adjectives from Verbs -- ‎3.4.3. Derivation via Suffixation -- ‎3.4.4. Verbal Derivation -- ‎3.5. Compounding -- ‎3.5.1. Eleté vs elẽ -- ‎3.5.2. Eyi -- ‎3.5.3. Kinship -- ‎3.5.4. Synthetic Compounds -- ‎Chapter 4. The Noun Phrase -- ‎4.0. Introduction -- ‎4.1. The Simple Noun Phrase -- ‎4.1.1. The Nucleus -- ‎4.1.2. Qualifiers -- ‎4.1.3. Quantifiers -- ‎4.1.4. Determiners.
505 8 _a‎4.1.5. Demonstratives -- ‎4.1.6. Intensifiers -- ‎4.1.7. Relative Clause -- ‎4.2. Complex Noun Phrase -- ‎4.2.1. Possessive Phrase -- ‎4.2.2. Compound Phrase -- ‎Chapter 5. The Verb Phrase -- ‎5.0. Introduction -- ‎5.1. Lexical Aspect -- ‎5.2. Tense Aspect Mood -- ‎5.2.1. Tense -- ‎5.2.2. Aspect -- ‎5.2.3. Mood -- ‎5.2.4. Operator Verbs -- ‎5.2.5. Middle-Field adverbials -- ‎5.2.6. Directionals -- ‎5.2.7. Modals -- ‎5.3. Argument Structure -- ‎5.3.1. One-Place verbs -- ‎5.3.2. Two-Place verbs -- ‎5.3.3. Three-Place verbs -- ‎Chapter 6. Adpositional Phrases and Locative Constructions -- ‎6.0. Introduction -- ‎6.1. The Basic Locative Construction (BLC) -- ‎6.2. The Verbs -- ‎6.2.1. Kpasɛ -- ‎6.2.2. Tsiɖi -- ‎6.2.3. Kana -- ‎6.2.4. Sɔmɛ -- ‎6.2.5. Dzi -- ‎6.2.6. Lɛ -- ‎6.3. Postpositions -- ‎6.3.1. Morphology -- ‎6.3.2. Syntax and Semantics -- ‎6.4. Prepositions -- ‎Chapter 7. Constructions -- ‎7.0. Introduction -- ‎7.1. Copula Construction -- ‎7.1.1. Types of Identity Relation -- ‎7.1.2. Non-identity Relation -- ‎7.2. Descriptive Constructions -- ‎7.2.1. Lɛ -- ‎7.2.2. Bhɛ́tɛ -- ‎7.2.3. Dzi -- ‎7.2.4. Yi -- ‎7.2.5. Other Descriptive Constructions -- ‎7.3. Serial Verb Constructions (SVC) -- ‎7.3.1. Event Sequence -- ‎7.3.2. Instrumental/Material-SVC -- ‎7.3.3. Manner and Directional Motion -- ‎7.3.4. Directional Motion -- ‎7.3.5. Caused Motion -- ‎7.3.6. Dative SVC -- ‎7.3.7. Comparative SVC -- ‎7.3.8. Aspectual SVC -- ‎7.3.9. Summary -- ‎7.4. Coordinate Clausal Constructions -- ‎7.4.1. Conjunction -- ‎7.4.2. Adversative -- ‎7.4.3. Disjunction -- ‎7.5. Subordinate Clauses -- ‎7.5.1. The Complement Clause -- ‎7.5.2. Adverbial Clauses -- ‎Chapter 8. Sentence Types -- ‎8.0. Introduction -- ‎8.1. Declaratives -- ‎8.2. Interrogatives -- ‎8.2.1. Polar Questions -- ‎8.2.2. Content Questions -- ‎8.3. Imperatives -- ‎8.3.1. Positive Imperatives.
505 8 _a‎8.3.2. Prohibitive -- ‎8.3.3. Cultural Contexts of Use -- ‎Chapter 9. Information Structure -- ‎9.0. Introduction -- ‎9.1. Topic -- ‎9.2. Focus -- ‎9.2.1. Focusing Pronominal Arguments -- ‎9.2.2. Focusing Lexical Arguments -- ‎9.3. Contrastive Topic -- ‎9.4. Cleft Construction -- ‎9.4.1. Argument Cleft Construction -- ‎9.4.2. Predicate Cleft Constructions -- ‎9.5. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 10. Routine Activities -- ‎10.0. Introduction -- ‎10.1. Greetings -- ‎10.1.1. Informal Greeting -- ‎10.1.2. Formal Greeting -- ‎10.2. Spinning Yarn -- ‎10.3. Female Initiation Rite -- ‎10.4. Funeral Rites -- ‎10.4.1. Funeral Libation -- ‎10.4.2. Chief Meets with Bereaved Family -- ‎References -- ‎Index of Names -- ‎Index of Subjects.
520 _aA comprehensive description of Tutrugbu (Nyangbo), a Ghana-Togo Mountain (GTM) language. It examines phonological, morphosyntactic and pragmatic structures, comparing them to the neighboring Tafi and Avatime, and the dominant regional language, Ewe. It is for African language scholars, documentary linguists, and typologists.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aNyangbo language.
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