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Author:   Doris L. Payne (University of Oregon) ,  Shahar Shirtz (University of Oregon)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   109
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9789027206909

ISBN 10:   9027206902
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   02 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Discourse structuring and typology: How strong is the link with aspect? (by Shirtz, Shahar); 3. Nilo-Saharan; 4. Aspect and thematic clause combining in Maa (Nilotic) (by Payne, Doris L.); 5. Isolate; 6. Main event line structure and aspect in Sandawe narratives (by Eaton, Helen); 7. Afro-Asiatic; 8. The functions of Non-Final verbs and their aspectual categories in Northern Mao (Omotic) narrative (by Ahland, Michael); 9. Aspect-Mood and discourse in Kabyle (Berber) spoken narratives (by Mettouchi, Amina); 10. Niger-Congo; 11. The roles of Dissociative and (Non-)Completive morphology in structuring Totela (Bantu) narratives (by Crane, Thera Marie); 12. Narrative uses of the U t-Ma'in (Kainji) Bare Verb form (by Paterson, Rebecca); 13. Rethinking narrative tenses based on data from Nalu (Atlantic) and Yeyi (Bantu) (by Seidel, Frank); 14. The Factative and the Perfective-Inchoative in Cuuramma (Turka, Gur) (by Suggett, Colin); 15. Aspectual and storyline tension in Emai's (Edoid) narrative template (by Schaefer, Ronald P.); 16. Topic Index; 17. Language Index

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This volume offers important new perspectives on the longstanding problems surrounding the interaction of tense/aspect systems and discourse structure. The papers focus on a specific set of phenomena common in African languages, but present results of broader typological interest and importance. -- Scott DeLancey, University of Oregon

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