Essays about: "Mirjam Möller"

Found 2 essays containing the words Mirjam Möller.

  1. 1. The noun phrase in Kwere, a Bantu language of Tanzania.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Mirjam Möller; [2011-06-30]
    Keywords : African linguistics; Bantu languages; Tanzania; Kwere; noun class; nominal class prefix; concord or agreement class prefix;

    Abstract : The paper describes the noun phrase in Kwere, a Bantu language of Tanzania; its noun class system as well as singular and plural pairings. It investigates the several different elements which are part of the noun phrase. the data presented in the study was collected during a field trip in 2011.. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vowel Harmony in Bale : A study of ATR harmony in a Surmic language of Ethiopia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet; Institutionen för lingvistik; Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Mirjam Möller; [2009]
    Keywords : Vowel harmony; African linguistics; phonology; ATR; Surmic languages; Bale; Kacipo-Balesi; nominal suffixes;

    Abstract : ATR, advanced tongue root, is a phonological feature among vowels. As vowels assimilate to share the same value of that feature, they display ATR harmony. This is a common phenomenon among many African languages. ATR harmony is examined in this paper as manifested across morpheme boundaries wihin nouns in a Surmic language of Ethiopia called Bale. READ MORE