28.4980, Books: A grammar of Lumun: Smits

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:20:53
From: Jolanda Rozendaal [gw.uilots.lot at uu.nl]
Subject: A grammar of Lumun: Smits

Title: A grammar of Lumun 
Subtitle: A Kordofanian language of Sudan 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2017 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/a-grammar-of-lumun 

Author: Heleen Smits

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460932489 Pages:  Price: ----   Comment: Volume I
Paperback: ISBN:  9789460932502 Pages:  Price: ----   Comment: Volume II

Abstract:

This dissertation investigates the grammar of Lumun, a Kordofanian language of
the Talodi group, spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. It offers a detailed
description of the segmental phonology, tone system and morphology of the
language, addressing issues of syntax and semantics as well. The book provides
many examples and includes sample texts as well as a list of ca. 250 words
including the Leipzig-Jakarta list.

Lumun has an eight-vowel system with ATR-contrast in the high vowels. This
contrast, however, seems to be on its way out. Obstruent phonemes are only
contrasted for place of articulation and are realized differently in different
environments. There is extensive assimilation across morpheme and word
boundaries.

The language has an elaborate noun class system. Modifiers agree with the noun
class of their head noun, (non-dependent) verbs with the noun class of their
subject. Next to sets of personal pronouns and clitics, there is a set of
subject pronouns referencing common nouns of the various noun classes. These,
too, induce agreement on modifiers and (non-dependent) verbs. A proclitic
‘restrictor’ attached to a modifier or verb phrase marks it as restricting the
reference of the head noun.

Processes of grammaticalization can be seen at work in the complex verbal
system, particularly in the expression of negation. The study further
describes the various processes of formation of pluractional verbs as well as
the derivation of benefactive, locative-applicative, causative, passive and
reciprocal verbs. Further topics include conjunctions and question words.
The dissertation consists of two volumes.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation

Subject Language(s): Lumun (lmd)

Written In: English  (eng)

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