23.1628, Diss: Syntax: Nchare: 'The Grammar of Shupamem'

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Subject: 23.1628, Diss: Syntax: Nchare: 'The Grammar of Shupamem'

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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:24:10
From: Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare [ncharelaziz at gmail.com]
Subject: The Grammar of Shupamem

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Institution: New York University 
Program: Department of Linguistics 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2011 

Author: Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare

Dissertation Title: The Grammar of Shupamem 

Dissertation URL:  http://ling.auf.net/lingBuzz/001441

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax

Subject Language(s): Bamun (bax)

Language Family(ies): Niger-Congo


Dissertation Director(s):
Chris Collins
Anna Szabolsci
Jeff Good
Gregory R Guy
Richard S. Kayne

Dissertation Abstract:

This study analyzes the grammar of Shupamem, a Grassfields Bantu language. The 
methodology and analytical approach adopted here are essentially in line with the 
Minimalist Program developed in Chomsky (1995, 2001) and Kayne (1994). This 
study focuses on (a) the internal syntax of the DP and word alternation between the 
head noun and its various modifiers, (b) the syntax of negation that reveals that 
Shupamem is a bipartite negation (Bell 2004) with a great diversity of negation 
patterns whose surface forms depend on the status of Tense, Aspect and Mood; 
(c) the syntax of focus that suggests two focus fields for Shupamem (a left 
peripheral field and the post-verbal field indicated morphologically (overt focus 
marker) or syntactically (cleft constructions); and (d) the syntax of body part 
expressions with a particular reference to the Binding Theory. 






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