22.2253, Books: Lang Documentation/Morphology/Phonetics/Syntax/Fulfulde: Ahmed

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Date: 23-May-2011
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Introduction to Fulfulde Syntax: Ahmed

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Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 21:46:43
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Introduction to Fulfulde Syntax: Ahmed

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Title: Introduction to Fulfulde Syntax 
Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom.eu

Author: Aishatu Iya Ahmed

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862886720 Pages: 134 Price: Europe EURO 42.80

Abstract:

This book discusses some important features of Fulfulde syntax like 
vowel length, consonant gemination, agreement and consonant 
alternation. Vowel length and consonant germination are phonemic in 
the language while consonant alternation is always triggered by 
number. In addition to these important features, the book discusses 
the three sets of pronouns that Fulfulde has; these include, the 
anaphoric pronouns (reflexives and reciprocals), the nominal class 
pronouns and the disjunctive pronouns. 

Apart from the disjunctive pronouns, the other two sets of pronouns 
are affixes that are attached either to the verbal roots or nominal 
stems. In addition to its primary function of word formation, Fulfulde 
noun classes can function also as subject/object pronouns, 
demonstrative pronouns and complimentizers. Agreement in Fulfulde 
goes beyond word level it affects both words and sentences. The 
initial consonants of the subject noun and that of the verb agree 
when number is added to the subject noun. This agreement affects 
adjectives also. Although Fulfulde is classified as an SVO word order 
language, there are other word orders derived through various 
transformations; there are structures derived as a result of NP 
movements (passivization, topicalization and foculization) and WH-
movement (WH-questions). In Fulfulde passive constructions, both 
objects can passivize. The logical subject of the sentence drops to 
pave way for the moving object to occupy the subject position. 
Topicalization and foculization are two types of emphasis in Fulfulde. 
The line of demarcation between the two structures is so thin that one 
can substitute one for the other. Furthermore, the book discusses 
Fulfulde phrase structure rules and sentence analysis using the tree 
diagram method. 

Student discounts available! Please ask! 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
                     Morphology
                     Phonetics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): Fulfulde, Adamawa (fub)

Written In: English  (eng)

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