Download or read book Aspects of Akan Grammar written by Emmanuel Kweku Ahen Osam and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ASPECTS OF AKAN GRAMMAR THE written by Charles Ofosu Marfo and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Aspects of Akan Grammar and the Phonology-syntax Interface" by Charles Ofosu, Marfo, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled ASPECTS OF AKAN GRAMMAR AND THE PHONOLOGY-SYNTAX INTERFACE submitted by Charles Ofosu Marfo for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in June 2005 This dissertation discusses aspects of the grammar of Akan, a Kwa language of West Africa, and the theoretical aspects of the relationship between phonology and syntax. Particularly, the study explores compound constructions, simple clauses, topic, focus and wh-question fronting constructions in Akan and the phrasal rules that obtain in them in the perspective of the phonology-syntax interface. The theory of lexical phonology (Kiparsky 1982; Mohanan 1986; Pulleyblank 1986; etc.) distinguishes two sets of rules in the grammar; lexical rules and phrasal rules. The existence of phrasal rules in the grammar has stimulated research in the phonology- syntax interface. In the interface analyses of phrasal rules, linguists are faced with some theoretical questions. Some of these questions that this dissertation attempts to address in the course of discussing phrasal rules in the target constructions of Akan are i) what is the relationship between phonology and syntax? ii) how is the syntactic structure mapped to the phonological structure? iii) is the analysis of phrasal rules from the perspective of the interface desirable and iv) is information reference between syntax and phonology bidirectional (or not)? With regards to the primary question of how the phonology-syntax interface should be conceived in particular, two main schools of thought - the Direct Reference and the Indirect Reference hypotheses - have been at opposite sides of the argument. This study adopts the Indirect Reference hypothesis and advances the view that the phonology needs to make reference to the syntax, but only remotely through the prosodic structure (p-structure) of the phonology (Nespor and Vogel 1986; Zec and Inkelas 1990; etc.). Thus, a greater portion of the research is built around the argument that the prosodic structure provides the right platform for a comprehensive and consistent account of phrasal rule applications and that, through p-structure, phonological information may be referred to by some syntactic representations. Syntactic analyses of some of the constructions explored in this study are done in the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar (e.g., Bresnan 2001). It is claimed that the p-structure primarily relates to the categorial structure, one of the parallel structures postulated in Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG). But it is also claimed that other grammatical information need to be considered where necessary to contribute to the parsing of the p-structure. In this wise, the study crucially promotes the idea that syntax is not the sole input base of a well-defined p-structure and that phrasal rule applications that seem intractable could be explained where other grammatical information are adequately recognized in the p-structure. Accordingly, Compositional Mapping Theory (CMT), as developed in this thesis, which encompasses various mapping theories proposed in the literature, is proposed for the parsing of the p-structure in Akan and, for that matter, for conclusive explanation of phrasal rules occurring in Akan constructions. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3205356 Subjects: Akan language - Phonology Akan language - Syntax Akan language - Grammar
Download or read book Aspects of Akan Grammar and the Phonology syntax Interface written by Charles Ofosu Marfo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aspects of Akan Grammar and the Phonology Syntax Interface written by Charles Marfo and published by . This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages written by Felix K. Ameka and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the thesis that in the Kwa languages of West Africa, aspect and modality are more central to the grammar of the verb than tense. Where tense marking has emerged it is invariably in the expression of the future, and therefore concerned with the impending actualization or potentiality of an event, hence with modality, rather than the purely temporal sequencing associated with tense. The primary grammatical contrasts are perfective versus imperfective. The main languages discussed are Akan, Dangme, Ewe, Ga and Tuwuli while Nzema-Ahanta, Likpe and Eastern Gbe are also mentioned. Knowledge about these languages has deepened considerably during the past decade or so and ideas about their structure have changed. The volume therefore presents novel analyses of grammatical forms like the so-called S-Aux-O-V-Other or “future” constructions, and provides empirical data for theorizing about aspect and modality. It should be of considerable interest to Africanist linguists, typologists, and creolists interested in substrate issues.
Download or read book Modern Akan written by Esi Cleland and published by kasahorow Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn simple Akan for getting around Ghana and making friends. Modern Akan is a concise, portable and easy-to-grasp reference to the Akan language. This kasahorow language guide includes - a basic grammar for Akan readers and writers - useful phrases for warming up a new relationship Written in Modern Akan. Modern Akan is a simplified spelling system used to write all the varieties of spoken Akan. Includes a pronunciation guide for reading Modern Akan in Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi and Fanti. Learn Akan: Learn Twi, learn Fanti, learn Akuapem.
Download or read book 102 Akan Verbs written by Paa Kwesi Imbeah and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long awaited companion to the "Modern Akan" grammar book! With an introduction to forming sentences in the Akan language. Master the common tenses of the Akuapem, Fanti and Twi language. Each verb is conjugated in the present, past and future tenses. An example sentence is also included for each verb. Every verb and example is translated into English for easy side-by-side comparison. The Modern Akan spelling conventions are used throughout and so make it suitable for learning any Akan language.
Download or read book Let s Speak Twi written by Adams Bodomo and published by Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's Speak Twi is an introductory textbook for those seeking proficiency in Akan/Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of Ghana. This book is a systematic introduction to Akan and Ghanaian culture through the language learning process. Included are exercises and activities that require active participation on the part of the learner. The book also serves as a useful companion for academics and others embarking on field-trips to Ghana and neighboring countries where Twi is spoken.
Download or read book A Grammar of Akan written by Samuel Gyasi Obeng and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Grammar of the Asante and Fante Language written by J. G. Christaller and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Multi verb Constructions written by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys multi-verb constructions in multiple languages from the Americas, showing a very rich tapestry of typologically unusual constructions, including serial verbs, auxiliaries, co-verbs, phasal verbs. Where possible, a diachronic perspectrive is offered.
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Download or read book The size of things I written by Zheng Shen and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role size plays in grammar. Under the umbrella term size fall the size of syntactic projections, the size of feature content, and the size of reference sets. The contributions in this first volume discuss size and structure building. The most productive research program in syntax where size plays a central role revolves around clausal complements. Part 1 of Volume I contributes to this program with papers that argue for particular structures of clausal complements, as well as papers that employ sizes of clausal complements to account for other phenomena. The papers in Part 2 of this volume explore the interaction between size and structure building beyond clausal complements, including phenomena in CP, vP, and NP domains. The contributions cover a variety of languages, many of which are understudied. The book is complemented by Volume II which discusses size effects in movement, agreement, and interpretation.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Structure of Akan written by E. Kweku Osam and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Grammar of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi Chwee Twi Based on the Akuapem Dialect with Reference to the Other Akan and Fante Dialects written by Johann Gottlieb Christaller and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comprehensive Course in Twi Asante for the Non Twi Learner written by Florence Abena Dolphyne and published by Ghana University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asante Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language, and Akan is spoken by about forty four percent of Ghana's population as a first language. It is also used as a second language by many others. The author, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, has written the bookto introduce a non-Twi beginner to the spoken language, which forms themain focus. Dialogues are as natural and as close to current every day usage as possible. "...another book that should be very helpful to students and examiners in the Twi (Asante) language." (West Africa)
