Tutrugbu (Nyangbo) language and culture

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‎Contents ‎Acknowledgments ‎Figures and Tables ‎Chapter 1. Introduction ‎1.0. The People ‎1.1. Classification ‎1.2. History ‎1.3. The Multilingual Nyangbo Community ‎1.4. The Roadmap for This Grammar ‎1.4.1. Data ‎1.4.2. Organization of Book ‎Chapter 2. Phonology ‎2.0. Introduction ‎2.1. Segmental Inventory ‎2.1.1. Consonant Inventory ‎2.1.2. Vowels ‎2.2. Syllable Structure ‎2.2.1. CV-Structure ‎2.2.2. V-Structure ‎2.2.3. N-Structure ‎2.2.4. VC-Structure ‎2.2.5. CVC-Structure ‎2.2.6. CCV-Structure ‎2.2.7. CwV /CjV-Structure ‎2.2.8. CV.V-Structure ‎2.3. Phonological Processes ‎2.3.1. Vowel Harmony ‎2.3.2. Vowel Deletion ‎2.3.3. Consonant Deletion ‎2.3.4. CV-Prefix Deletion ‎2.3.5. Deletion + Epenthesis ‎2.3.6. Raising ɔ to u ‎2.3.7. Homorganic Nasal Assimilation ‎2.4. Tone ‎2.4.1. Lexical Tone ‎2.4.2. Grammatical Tone ‎2.4.3. Tone-Changing Processes ‎2.5. Conclusion ‎Chapter 3. Morphology ‎3.0. Introduction ‎3.1. Reduplication ‎3.2. Inflection ‎3.2.1. The Verb ‎3.2.2. Nominal Dependents ‎3.3. Noun Classes ‎3.3.1. The a-class ‎3.3.2. The ɔ-class ‎3.3.3. The kɛ-class ‎3.3.4. The ka-class ‎3.3.5. The ba-class ‎3.3.6. The ɛ-class ‎3.3.7. The a2-class ‎3.3.8. The bɔ-class ‎3.3.9. The tɛ-class ‎3.3.10. Summary ‎3.4. Derivation ‎3.4.1. Nominal Derivation via Reduplication ‎3.4.2. Deriving Adjectives from Verbs ‎3.4.3. Derivation via Suffixation ‎3.4.4. Verbal Derivation ‎3.5. Compounding ‎3.5.1. Eleté vs elẽ ‎3.5.2. Eyi ‎3.5.3. Kinship ‎3.5.4. Synthetic Compounds ‎Chapter 4. The Noun Phrase ‎4.0. Introduction ‎4.1. The Simple Noun Phrase ‎4.1.1. The Nucleus ‎4.1.2. Qualifiers ‎4.1.3. Quantifiers ‎4.1.4. Determiners ‎4.1.5. Demonstratives ‎4.1.6. Intensifiers ‎4.1.7. Relative Clause ‎4.2. Complex Noun Phrase ‎4.2.1. Possessive Phrase ‎4.2.2. Compound Phrase ‎Chapter 5. The Verb Phrase ‎5.0. Introduction ‎5.1. Lexical Aspect ‎5.2. Tense Aspect Mood ‎5.2.1. Tense ‎5.2.2. Aspect ‎5.2.3. Mood ‎5.2.4. Operator Verbs ‎5.2.5. Middle-Field adverbials ‎5.2.6. Directionals ‎5.2.7. Modals ‎5.3. Argument Structure ‎5.3.1. One-Place verbs ‎5.3.2. Two-Place verbs ‎5.3.3. Three-Place verbs ‎Chapter 6. Adpositional Phrases and Locative Constructions ‎6.0. Introduction ‎6.1. The Basic Locative Construction (BLC) ‎6.2. The Verbs ‎6.2.1. Kpasɛ ‎6.2.2. Tsiɖi ‎6.2.3. Kana ‎6.2.4. Sɔmɛ ‎6.2.5. Dzi ‎6.2.6. Lɛ ‎6.3. Postpositions ‎6.3.1. Morphology ‎6.3.2. Syntax and Semantics ‎6.4. Prepositions ‎Chapter 7. Constructions ‎7.0. Introduction ‎7.1. Copula Construction ‎7.1.1. Types of Identity Relation ‎7.1.2. Non-identity Relation ‎7.2. Descriptive Constructions ‎7.2.1. Lɛ ‎7.2.2. Bhɛ́tɛ ‎7.2.3. Dzi ‎7.2.4. Yi ‎7.2.5. Other Descriptive Constructions ‎7.3. Serial Verb Constructions (SVC) ‎7.3.1. Event Sequence ‎7.3.2. Instrumental/Material-SVC ‎7.3.3. Manner and Directional Motion ‎7.3.4. Directional Motion ‎7.3.5. Caused Motion ‎7.3.6. Dative SVC ‎7.3.7. Comparative SVC ‎7.3.8. Aspectual SVC ‎7.3.9. Summary ‎7.4. Coordinate Clausal Constructions ‎7.4.1. Conjunction ‎7.4.2. Adversative ‎7.4.3. Disjunction ‎7.5. Subordinate Clauses ‎7.5.1. The Complement Clause ‎7.5.2. Adverbial Clauses ‎Chapter 8. Sentence Types ‎8.0. Introduction ‎8.1. Declaratives ‎8.2. Interrogatives ‎8.2.1. Polar Questions ‎8.2.2. Content Questions ‎8.3. Imperatives ‎8.3.1. Positive Imperatives ‎8.3.2. Prohibitive ‎8.3.3. Cultural Contexts of Use ‎Chapter 9. Information Structure ‎9.0. Introduction ‎9.1. Topic ‎9.2. Focus ‎9.2.1. Focusing Pronominal Arguments ‎9.2.2. Focusing Lexical Arguments ‎9.3. Contrastive Topic ‎9.4. Cleft Construction ‎9.4.1. Argument Cleft Construction ‎9.4.2. Predicate Cleft Constructions ‎9.5. Conclusion ‎Chapter 10. Routine Activities ‎10.0. Introduction ‎10.1. Greetings ‎10.1.1. Informal Greeting ‎10.1.2. Formal Greeting ‎10.2. Spinning Yarn ‎10.3. Female Initiation Rite ‎10.4. Funeral Rites ‎10.4.1. Funeral Libation ‎10.4.2. Chief Meets with Bereaved Family ‎References ‎Index of Names ‎Index of Subjects