A grammar of Pévé

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A Grammar of Pévé describes and examines a wide range of linguistic forms and functions found in Pévé, a Chadic language spoken in parts of the Republic of Chad and the Republic of Cameroon. ‎Contents ‎Acknowledgments ‎Tables ‎Abbreviations ‎Chapter 1. The Pévé Language ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Classification and Nomenclature ‎3. Existing Works on the Pévé Language ‎4. Nature and Sources of the Data ‎5. Notes on the Transcription ‎6. Outline of the Grammar ‎3. Conclusion ‎Chapter 2. Phonology ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Consonants ‎3. Vowels ‎4. Phonotactics ‎5. Tone ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 3. Parsing Morphology ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Existing Approaches ‎3. Distribution of Phrase-Final Forms ‎4. Function of Final Vowel Addition ‎5. Conclusion ‎Chapter 4. Verbs ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Phonological Structure of the Verb ‎3. Morphology ‎4. Derivation ‎5. Singular vs. Plural Verbs ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 5. Nouns and the Noun Phrase ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Phonological Structure of the Noun ‎3. Number ‎4. Noun Phrase ‎5. Prenominal Modifiers ‎6. Post-nominal Modifiers ‎7. Conjoined Noun Phrase ‎8. Proper Names ‎9. Derived Nouns ‎10. Conclusion ‎Chapter 6. Coding Grammatical Relations ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Subject ‎3. Direct Object Function ‎4. Indirect Object ‎5. Summary of the Coding of Grammatical Roles ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 7. Coding Semantic Relations ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Semantic Role of the Subject ‎3. Semantic Role of the Direct Object ‎4. Semantic Role of the Indirect Object ‎5. Source ‎6. Reciprocal ‎7. Coreferentiality of Subject and Object ‎8. Conclusion ‎Chapter 8. Tense and Aspect ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Future Tense ‎3. Aspect ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 9. Mood and Modality ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Subjunctive Mood ‎3. Epistemic Mood ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 10. Locative Expressions and Locative Predications ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Locative Predication in Pévé ‎3. Semantic Functions of Inherently Locative Predicates ‎4. Locative Serial Verb Constructions ‎5. Spatial Prepositions and Specifiers ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 11. Verbless and Copular Predications ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Identificational Predication ‎3. Equational Predication ‎4. Attributive Predication ‎5. Possessive Predication ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 12. System of Reference ‎1. Introduction ‎2. First Mention: Bare Noun Phrase ‎3. Deducible Reference Markers: nə, rə and kunə ‎4. Reference to an Unspecified Entity ‎5. Anaphoric Reference ‎6. Deictic Reference ‎7. Conclusion ‎Chapter 13. Interrogatives ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Polar Questions ‎3. Content Questions ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 14. Negation ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Indicative Clauses ‎3. Scope of Negation ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 15. Topicalization and Focus ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Topicalization ‎3. Focus ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 16. Conjoined Clauses ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Conjunction ɓay ‎3. Counterexpectation ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 17. Relative Clauses ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Subject Head ‎3. Object Head ‎4. Adjunct Head ‎5. Deictic Relative Clauses ‎6. Conclusion ‎Chapter 18. Conditional and Temporal Constructions ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Conditional Constructions ‎3. Temporal Constructions ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 19. Complementation ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Verbs of Saying ‎3. Verbs of Perception ‎4. Verbs of Cognition ‎5. Volitional Verb wàʔ ‎6. Ability Verb gàk ‘Can, Be Able’ ‎7. Counterfactual Matrix Clause ‎8. Complements of Other Verbs ‎9. Conclusion ‎Chapter 20. Comparative Constructions ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Equal Comparison ‎3. Unequal Comparison ‎4. Conclusion ‎Chapter 21. Adjunct Phrases and Clauses ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Temporal Adjuncts ‎3. Associative and Instrumental Adjuncts ‎4. Manner Adjuncts ‎5. Intensity, Repetition, and Recurrence ‎6. Purpose Clauses ‎7. Reason Clauses ‎8. Positive Adjunct ‎9. Conclusion ‎Chapter 22. Sample Texts ‎1. Monitor Lizard and Guinea Fowl ‎2. Bus Trip: Lazare Wambadang ‎Appendix 1. A Compilation of Tables ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Tables ‎Appendix 2. A Summary of Morphological Forms and Functions ‎1. Introduction ‎Pévé-English Lexicon ‎1. Introduction ‎2. Pévé-English Lexicon ‎English-Pévé Lexicon ‎1. Introduction ‎2. English-Pévé Lexicon ‎References ‎Index ‎Abstracts ‎Chapter 1: The Pévé Language ‎Chapter 2: Phonology ‎Chapter 3: Parsing Morphology ‎Chapter 4: Verbs ‎Chapter 5: Nouns and the Noun Phrase ‎Chapter 6: Coding Grammatical Relations ‎Chapter 7: Coding Semantic Relations ‎Chapter 8: Tense and Aspect ‎Chapter 9: Mood and Modality ‎Chapter 10: Locative Expressions and Locative Predications ‎Chapter 11: Verbless and Copular Clauses ‎Chapter 12: System of Reference ‎Chapter 13: Interrogatives ‎Chapter 14: Negation ‎Chapter 15: Topicalization and Focus ‎Chapter 16: Conjoined Clauses ‎Chapter 17: Relative Clauses ‎Chapter 18: Conditional and Temporal Constructions ‎Chapter 19: Complementation ‎Chapter 20: Comparative Constructions ‎Chapter 21: Adjunct Phrases and Clauses ‎Chapter 22: Sample Texts ‎Pévé-English Lexicon ‎English-Pévé Lexicon