An Introduction to African Linguistics

Account action adjective affix African languages agreement alternations appear applies associative Bafut Bantu languages becomes belong called cause chapter child classification column complementizer complete considered consonant constituent deletion derived determine dialects discussed Duala English extensions final vowel floating following examples forms function give given H tone hand harmony head illustrated indicates infinitive Kinande lexical linguistic low tone marked marker meaning morpheme nasal negative nominal NOTES Notice noun noun class object observed occur person phonological phrase pidgin plantain position preceding prefix preposition present processes pronoun proposed question relative root rule sentence shown similar simple sound speakers spreading stem structure suffix surface Swahili syllable tense things tree underlying usually various verb verbal vowel woman words Zone