A Grammatical Sketch of Cua

Author:   Rainer Vossen ,  Chris Collins ,  Zachary Wellstood
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   31
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9783631927502


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   17 December 2024
Format:   Hardback
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A Grammatical Sketch of Cua


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Cua is a Kalahari Khoe language spoken in southeastern Botswana (Kweneng District). It is closely related to languages such as G||ana, Tshila and Tsua. The phonology chapter describes the consonant, tone and vowel inventories, as well as a system of depressed tones following aspirated and voiced consonants. Later chapters provide concise overviews of the morphology and syntax of the language. Cua is characterized by a complex system of person-gender-number markers (PGN markers), which play a role in the formation of the pronouns. The features defining pronouns include: singular, dual, and plural number; first, second, and third person; and masculine, feminine and neutral gender. There is also a distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person plural pronouns.

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Author:   Rainer Vossen ,  Chris Collins ,  Zachary Wellstood
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   31
Weight:   0.287kg
ISBN:  

9783631927502


ISBN 10:   3631927509
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   17 December 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction — Basic Sentences — Phonology — PGN Markers on Nouns — Pronouns — Imperative and Subjunctive — Reflexives and Reciprocals — Juncture Morpheme — Tense, Aspect, and Negation — Adverbs — Postpositions — Noun Phrase Coordination — Passives — Causatives — Copulas — Serial Verb — Constructions — Demonstratives — Adjectives — Numerals — Quantifiers — Possessors — Relative Clauses — Subordinate Clauses — Clausal Coordination — Questions — Focus

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Chris Collins is Professor of Linguistics at New York University. His research focuses on syntactic theory, the syntax-semantics interface, and African languages. When not in Africa, he and his wife live in New York City. Zachary Wellstood is a doctoral student of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include biocultural documentation, fieldwork, morphosyntax, and tone. He is originally from the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in New York.

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