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A grammar of Luwo : an anthropological approach / / Anne Storch



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Autore: Storch Anne Visualizza persona
Titolo: A grammar of Luwo : an anthropological approach / / Anne Storch Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
Disciplina: 496/.5
Soggetto topico: Lwo language (South Sudan) - Grammar
Lwo language (South Sudan) - Parts of speech
Anthropological linguistics
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: A Grammar of Luwo; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Location and linguistic affiliation; 1.1.1 Historical situation; 1.2 Research history and documentation; 1.2.1 Missionary linguistics; 1.2.2 Linguistic description and comparative studies; 1.3 Fieldwork; 1.4 Aims of this study; Chapter 2. Phonology; 2.1 Segmental phonology; 2.1.1 Consonants; 2.1.2 Vowels; 2.2 Suprasegmental phonology; 2.2.1 Tone; 2.2.2 Stress; 2.3 Syllable structure; 2.3.1 Syllable types; 2.3.2 Syllable weight; 2.4 Morphophonological processes
2.4.1 Morphophonological processes concerning consonants2.4.2 Morphophonological processes concerning vowels; 2.5 Orthography and graphic representation; Chapter 3. Word classes and other categories; 3.1 Morphophonological structures; 3.1.1 Morphemes; 3.1.2 Words; 3.2 Open word classes and categories; 3.2.1 Nouns; 3.2.2 Verbs; 3.2.3 Ideophones; 3.3 Closed word classes and categories; 3.3.1 Adjectives; 3.3.2 Adverbs; 3.3.3 Smell Words; 3.3.4 Prepositions; 3.3.5 Numerals; 3.3.6 Conjunctions; 3.3.7 Particles; 3.3.8 Pronouns; 3.3.9 Interjections; Chapter 4. Nouns
4.1 Morphophonological subclasses4.1.1 Morphologically unmarked nouns; 4.1.2 Affixed nouns; 4.2 Grammatically distinctive semantic sub-groups; 4.2.1 Animacy; 4.2.2 Alienabilty; 4.2.3 Countability; 4.2.4 Location; 4.2.5 Generic referents; 4.2.6 Body parts; 4.3 Status Inflection; 4.3.1 Modified singular nouns; 4.3.2 Modified plural nouns; 4.4 Derivation; 4.4.1 Deverbal derivation; 4.4.1.1 Verbal nouns; 4.4.1.2 Action nouns; 4.4.1.3 Abstract nouns; 4.4.1.4 Nouns indicating physical properties; 4.4.1.5 Agent nouns; 4.4.1.6 Instrumental nouns; 4.4.1.7 Locative nouns; 4.4.2. Denominal derivation
7.2 Verb stems
Sommario/riassunto: This book is a description of Luwo, a Western Nilotic language of South Sudan. Luwo is used by multilingual, dynamic communities of practice as one language among others that form individual and flexible repertoires. It is a language that serves as a means of expressing the Self, as a medium of art and self-actualization, and sometimes as a medium of writing. It is spoken in the home and in public spaces, by fairly large numbers of people who identify themselves as Luwo and as members of all kinds of other groups. In order to provide insights into these dynamic and diverse realities of Luwo, t
Titolo autorizzato: A grammar of Luwo  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 90-272-6937-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787051003321
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Serie: Culture and language use ; ; Volume 12.