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Van der Wal, Jenneke, 1981-

A featural typology of Bantu agreement / Jenneke van der Wal. - xv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Rethinking comparative syntax [Oxford linguistics] . - Rethinking comparative syntax. Oxford linguistics. .

"Oxford linguistics"--dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-300) and indexes.

This book explores variation in Bantu subject and object marking on the basis of data from 75 Bantu languages. It specifically addresses the question of which features are involved in agreement and nominal licensing, and examines how parametric variation in those features accounts for the settings and patterns that are attested crosslinguistically.


In English and Bantu.

ISBN: 9780198844280

LCCN: 2021944570

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC206487 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020450083 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bantu languages--Agreement.
Bantu languages.
Langues bantoues.
Langues bantoues--Accord.
Bantu languages