Essays about: "Kwere"

Found 2 essays containing the word Kwere.

  1. 1. ‘NOTHING IS IN VAIN': Non-Standard Negation and Cyclical Change in Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Aron Zahran; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : Engelska; Bantu; Morphosyntax; Historical Linguistics; Grammaticalization; Descriptive Linguistics; Typology; Negation; Possessive Predication; Locational Predication; Negative Existentials; Semantic Change;

    Abstract : This work concerns the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of an item bule in the under described Tanzanian Bantu languages, Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo. Through collection and analysis of field data, it is shown that the original adverbial element bule ‘for free, in vain, for no reason’ has developed a wide range of functions within the domain of non-standard negation. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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