Overview
- The first book to treat a range of topics in the syntax of Kwa
- Written by experts who are mostly native speakers
- Presents a wealth of empirical data and demonstrates their theoretical relevance to comparative linguistics and comparative syntax
Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 78)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“The editors are to be congratulated on putting together an excellent collection of articles on a group of languages that should be more widely discussed. Experienced scholars of Kwa will find it a useful guide to what is being done in languages outside their own specialization.” (Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, Studies in Language, 34:2)
“Although written by and for linguists with special expertise and interest in Kwa languages, this volume has much to offer creolists, especially but not only those investigating the development of Atlantic creoles. The data and analyses will be most useful to those researching the historical connections between Gbe and other West African language groupings and the grammars of creoles of the New World, a value enhanced by depth of detail not only about individual languages but also about differences among them.” (George L. Huttar, Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, Vol. 28 (1), 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Topics in Kwa Syntax
Editors: Enoch O. Aboh, James Essegbey
Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3189-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-3188-4Published: 23 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3138-7Published: 04 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-3189-1Published: 27 November 2009
Series ISSN: 0924-4670
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 237
Topics: Grammar, Comparative Linguistics, African Languages, Syntax